Drought and unusually hot weather have raised the salt levels in Italy’s largest delta, where the mighty Po River feeds into the Adriatic Sea south of Venice Via AP news wire Tuesday 02 August ...

A strong surface low (982 mb) was located in the western Mediterranean, with very strong south to southeast winds lashing the west coast of Italy and pushing up the Adriatic Sea toward Venice ...

Venice, Italy is one of the most vulnerable spots in the world for flooding, but a new tool could help the ancient city survive as sea levels rise. It took decades to plan and isn't fully ...

Venice, in turn, made use of the Adriatic as a means for transporting to the most northerly extremity of this sea, where she had established herself, the rich trade which she gathered in from all ...

Method. 1. Place the baccalà in a large bowl of water and soak for 4-6 hrs, changing the water two or three times. Taste a small piece of fish and check for saltiness (if it’s still excessively ...

The high-water mark hit 74 inches in Venice, flooding 85% of the city, including St. Mark's Basilica. One man died on the barrier island of Pellestrina.

The 24-year-old from Middletown, Indiana, who is assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base north of Venice, went missing on July 2 after leaving a friend's cookout off-base to walk to ...

What’s happened in Venice this week, however, is no joke. High winds in the Adriatic Sea drove six feet of water into the city, causing the worst flooding the city has seen in more than 50 years.

Venice is a city on stilts. Built on 117 small islands in the middle of a lagoon that flows into the Adriatic Sea, the city has origins that stretch back to Attila the Hun¿s invasion of Italy in 452.

Italy is banning mammoth cruise liners from sailing into Venice starting Aug. 1 Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.