{"id":52711,"date":"2021-11-28T15:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T20:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/?p=52711"},"modified":"2021-12-11T20:45:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T01:45:04","slug":"zadar-taken-by-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2021\/11\/28\/zadar-taken-by-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"The Storm that Swept Over Zadar Before My Departure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many cities that are close to the sea, such as Venice in Italy, remain in danger due to rising sea levels. In my previous post, I explained how climate change is putting olive production in jeopardy across the entire Mediterranean Basin<\/a>.\u00a0Some of the world’s most historic sites could face severe damage or outright destruction as soon as 2100.<\/p>\n

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Zadar could be in danger as sea levels rise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No one should be denying that climate change is real. Weather is becoming more extreme with each passing year…<\/p>\n

You don’t have to look too hard to see signs of it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A day or two before my departure from Zadar, Croatia, I watched as the city was struck by a devastating storm that swept through after passing over Italy.<\/p>\n

The storm caused more destruction in Italy than it did in Croatia, but it was still pretty damaging to the Croatian coastline. I watched as it carried heavy precipitation from the sea, crashing waves, and heavy winds.<\/p>\n

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By the time the storm had passed, the city seemed to be left in disarray. It broke my heart to be leaving Zadar behind so soon after witnessing the mess the storm had left behind.<\/p>\n

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Fallen leaves were everywhere, freshly planted flowers uprooted, sections of the city flooded, and a fair amount of damage to the stonework surrounding the coastline.<\/p>\n

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Flowers scattered and uprooted after the storm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Waves wash over the city’s barrier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Weather is so unforgiving in that way. Zadar was looking so lovely just hours before the storm hit. I guess it serves as a reminder that no matter where in this world we go, we are forced to take the good with the bad. There is no such place as a true paradise on Earth.<\/p>\n

At least, not in the traditional sense.<\/p>\n

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It was dangerous and cold conditions for anyone to be out by the water. Once the storm calmed down, I set out to evaluate the condition of things and to visit my flock of pigeons. Over the span of the month I had been living in the town, they’d gotten acclimated to my daily visits.<\/p>\n

This new video contains an assortment of clips of my pigeons from Zadar:<\/p>\n