Venice, Italy, is known as “The Floating City.” It stretches across more than 100 islands. Boats glide through canals. One of the city’s most famous waterways is the Grand Canal. People there got an odd sight on May 28. Parts of it turned green.
The Grand Canal curves through Venice. (See Slide Show.) Visitors and locals spotted the green tint. Experts took samples. They the samples in a lab.
A chemical caused the green tint. That chemical is a dye called fluorescein. Workers use it when building something under water. If there is a leak in a structure, the dye will show it. Officials aren’t sure where this fluorescein came from.
The water is safe. Tests didn’t show any . But even though the green is gone, some people are worried.
Luca Zaia is the governor of Veneto. That area that includes Venice. Zaia thinks other people might add dyes to the canals to get attention. “We have to protect the city,” Zaia said.
Officials will continue to watch over Venice’s canals. They hope the waters will keep their natural .
Updated May 31, 2023, 5:01 P.M. (ET)
By Ryan Cramer
