In the spotlight
Cyclone Denise causes severe weather,
Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy
Sentinel-2 image, produced by Copernicus
On 22 November 2022, cyclone Denise hit Italy. Along the Adriatic coast, a storm surge resulted in the highest tide level ever recorded in the northern Adriatic Sea, with a peak of 209 cm at Bocca di Lido, near Venice.
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites shows MOSE, the mobile dyke system built to protect Venice and its lagoon from high tides, while it had been deployed for a new high tide event.
Read more at https://bit.ly/Copernicus_S2_VeniceMOSE
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites shows MOSE, the mobile dyke system built to protect Venice and its lagoon from high tides, while it had been deployed for a new high tide event.
Read more at https://bit.ly/Copernicus_S2_VeniceMOSE
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
