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Venice floods: Highest tide in 50 years
Severe flooding in Venice that has left much of the Italian city under water is a direct result of climate change, the mayor says, according to BBC report.
The highest water levels in the region in more than 50 years will leave "a permanent mark", Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted. "Now the government must listen," he added. "These are the effects of climate change... the costs will be high."
The waters in Venice peaked at 1.87m (6ft), according to the tide monitoring centre. Only once since official records began in 1923 has the tide been higher, reaching 1.94m in 1966, the source said.
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