OH NO! What has happened to my beautiful and romantic Venice???

Two men wade through a flooded St. Mark's Square, in Venice, northern Italy, Monday, Dec 1, 2008. Water in Venice has risen to its highest level in more than 20 years, leaving much of the Italian city under floods and forcing residents and tourists to wade through knee-high water. City officials say the sea level topped 156 centimeters (61 inches) on Monday, well past the 110 centimeter (40 inch) flood mark, with most streets submerged.
(AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

A man with thigh-high boots walk past a gondola.

A view of a flooded St. Mark's Square, with St. Mark's Basilica in the background.

A woman wades through flood waters. Large parts of Venice were flooded on Monday as heavy rains and strong winds lashed the lagoon city, with sea levels at their highest level in 22 years. Ferry and water taxi services in the city were suspended and Venice's mayor urged people to stay indoors. Tourists and residents struggled to get across the city over raised walkways. The Centro Maree, which forecasts water levels, said sea levels in the Adriatic rose 1.56 metres (5.1 ft) - a level not seen since 1986.
REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri (ITALY)

Flood waters cover restaurant tables near the lion column in Saint Mark's square.

Here are some photos of Venice that I took over 2 years ago, in January 2006 when I was there. Sigh... hope that this is not a permanent feature, but at the rate the world is warming up, and the melting of the Artic ice, I really don't know... :'(

Ooppss... wrong photo... that is my future wife :) somewhere in Genting... love you baby :*

Sigh... WHAT HAPPENED???