Venice,the city of canals, dried up

Fishermen had settled to avoid the attack of Hunas, 20 million tourists come every year

Two words tell the tale of the heart.

Or is it youth, love, or both?

Credenttv:- The 1980s movie “The Great Gambler” features this smash hit song. Two things about this song stick in people’s minds. Initially, let’s talk about Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman’s chemistry. Second, for the picturesque gondolas that travel through Venice’s canals.

With the release of this movie, millions of Indian tourists began to visit the city of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy. This enchanted city with more than 150 waterways attracts almost 2 crore tourists a year. The water in Venice’s canals, however, has just dried out in the past 15 days. These waterways have begun to become muddy and dry up. And the gondolas that once proudly traversed these waterways are now either submerged in dirt or are gasping for air behind barriers.

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Understand why the drying of the canals of Venice surprises?

Venetian history dates back to around 1602. This settlement sits at the confluence of the Po and Piave rivers as well as a lagoon. A lagoon is a shallow (low depth) water basin that has developed on a sea’s edge and is totally blocked off from the sea for natural reasons. Consider the Chilka Lake in Odisha, which became separated from the sea as a result of the silt deposits the Mahanadi carried with it. It is known as silting to do this.

It formed the Venetian Lagoon after separating from the Adriatic Sea as a result of this silting process. The region was given the name Venice as settlers began to arrive and the city began to grow. Venice is a city in a lake, which is why it is also known as the Floating City or Queen of the Sea.

With the storms in 2019, the city was so inundated that the structures were immersed in water up to six feet deep. Last month, on February 13, people enjoyed the Venice Carnival on The Grand Canal, the city’s largest waterway. In such a setting, no one should be surprised that the canals of Venice have dried up in the previous 15 days.

Why are the canals of Venice drying up?

Actually, the sea, the two rivers that pour into it, and rain are the sources of water in Venice’s canals. Due to the lack of rain since last summer, there is a major scarcity of water in the rivers and reservoirs here, according to Legambient, an environmental group operating here. Water levels of Italy’s longest river, the Po, are presently 61% below average. It is natural for the water in the canals to drop due to decreased water in the river and no rain.

The group claims that Italy’s 70-year drought in 2022 was the worst ever. According to experts, this is a consequence of last year’s drought, and things might become worse in the months to come. Legambient reports that this winter’s snowfall in the Alpine ranges has decreased by 50%. Before, this snow would melt in the spring and summer and combine with the river water. Due to less snowfall this winter, it has diminished. Due to this, this time, very little water has reached the rivers. As a result, Venice’s canals are drying up.

Meteorologists claim that a high pressure system has developed in Venice. The C level is being suppressed by this system. This is reducing the sea’s tide. Due to the lack of sea tide, the amount of water in the canals is decreasing. One of the most recent manifestations of climate change, according to the Italian Scientific Research Institute, is the drying up of Venice’s canals. It will take roughly 50 days and 500 mm of rain to recover from this scenario.

Venice was built to avoid the invasion of the Huns.

The history of how Venice came to be is quite fascinating. Beginning in the first decade of the fifth century, the barbarian tribes of Europe started to grow. The Goths were one of these groups. The Goths invaded northern Italy in 402 and pillaged a number of towns in the Veneto. The Roman Empire at that time included this city, but owing to poor leadership, Rome was unable to defend its possessions.

The populace fled to the lagoon, which was separated into several islands, to escape the Goths’ raids. Fishermen and salt dealers made up the majority of the population that left the region. They felt most secure hiding in the lagoon’s marshy terrain. This was due to two factors. First of all, it was difficult for the attackers to locate that location among the water, and even if they could, an elephant and a horse could not get them there. Second, the fishermen were familiar with this location. He was aware of how to win this battle.

One of the earliest settled islands was Malamocco, followed by Torcello, Jesolo, and Jesolo. The Hun invasion in 452 resulted in the total destruction of Rome. Once more, people began seeking sanctuary on the lagoon’s islands in order to evade the Hun invasion, which led to an increase in population. The requirement to establish a fundamental framework was also felt here as the population grew. The 12 municipalities that made up Iceland agreed to the creation of a committee that would serve as their representative in 466.

Black Sea had unilateral dominance

By the 10th century, Venice had developed into a significant naval power as a result of its physical location. Venetian traders kept cordial ties with Egypt, the Arab world, and Great Britain. The Venetians’ ships transported spices and silk from the east to the English Channel ports, where they thereafter delivered wool and wine.

The Black Sea was dominated exclusively by Venetian traders. But, as power and wealth increased, the leaders of Venice started to pay greater attention to battles as time went on. His desire led to Venice beginning to disappear from the maritime commerce.

During the 1800s, Venice had changed from a maritime power to a popular tourist destination as a result of the discovery of new sea routes like the Cape of Good Hope.

Homes and canals built on water gave recognition to Venice

Water encircles Venice on all sides. Living in this manner here was not simple. Here were first constructed short-term homes that did not endure very long. The first residents of Venice made the decision not to erect any structures on this property. The reasoning for this was that any construction may slip or fall at any time owing to the area’s marshy terrain.

In this scenario, it was decided to push dense trees into the lagoon land. These woods were made of alder trees, which were plentiful locally and had became quite hard from saline water. Construction on the wooden platforms began once they were prepared. The foundation of these woodlands still supports the homes and other structures in this area today. In actuality, alder wood can withstand millennia of submersion since it does not decay in water.

Throughout the city, canals were constructed at the same time as residences. As a result of these canals, people began moving between islands. Because of this design, it appears as though the homes are floating on the lake. This architect gave Venice a new character and helped it become a well-known tourist destination on a global scale. Venice is the most beautiful city in the world, according to a World Index survey.