Weather reports and meteorology? Weather apps? Expert climatologists? None of the above.
The Venetians have an infallible method to predict the weather: looking at the Angel Gabriel.
The golden statue overlooking Piazza San Marco from 100 meters above, moves with its wings following the direction of the wind, just as the weathercocks or the sails of a boat do. For the Venetians, the high alert is when the archangel points towards the basilica: the high water is coming.
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