Acqua alta An acqua alta (/ˌækwə ˈæltə/, Italian: [ˈakkwa ˈalta] ; lit. 'high water') is an exceptional tide peak that occurs periodically in the northern...

fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey Alta, Spanish term equivalent to the dance Saltarello Acqua Alta, a novel by Donna Leon Alta capella, a 20th-century musicological...

Look up acqua or Acqua in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Acqua may refer to: Acqua Fraggia or Acquafraggia, a short and frequently steep torrente (Italian:...

Venezia del 1966) was an unprecedented high water, known in Venice as an "acqua alta", with waters reaching up to 194 cm. On 4 November 1966, an abnormal occurrence...

find the answer. Acqua Alta (1996) a.k.a. Death in High Water - As Venice braces for a winter tempest and the onslaught of acqua alta – the rising waters...

temporarily seal off the Venetian Lagoon from the Adriatic Sea during acqua alta high tides. Together with other measures, such as coastal reinforcement...

rialzato, a mezzanine or raised ground floor, e.g., to defend against acqua alta Piano nobile, the principal floor of a large house Pianist (disambiguation)...

poetry was adapted into music, including her poems "Impossible Grace" and "Acqua Alta". Her work was the subject of critical analysis in the book Passage to...

very hot. When combined with a rising tide, the sirocco can cause the acqua alta phenomenon in the Venetian Lagoon. This wind also has an impact on fishing...

Venice, has contributed – along with other factors – to the seasonal Acqua alta ("high water") when the city's lowest lying surfaces may be covered at...