Spots on the sun? You’re risking a wet one (Image: Jodi Cobb/NGS/Getty)
IF YOU want to see Venice while keeping your feet dry, don’t go when the sun has lots of spots. Peaks in cause the city to flood more often, apparently by changing the paths of storms over Europe.
Several times a year, but most commonly between October and December, Venice is hit by an exceptional tide called the . at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and colleagues were intrigued by studies showing the tides followed an 11-year cycle, just like the…



