It's not a question of if parts of coastal Virginia will go underwater, but when. How is the region grappling with that reality?
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‘This process has been hell’: Sea level rise could make it even harder to find affordable housing
Where will people move if some apartments go underwater and become unlivable?
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A growing problem underground: Sea level rise is compromising septic systems
There are more than a million septic systems in Virginia. The rising seas threaten many of them.
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A growing problem underground: Sea level rise is compromising septic systems
There are more than a million septic systems in Virginia. The rising seas threaten many of them.
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Flooding around Hampton Roads is making it harder to drive kids to school
School district officials say they must watch the weather and often alter school bus routes when streets flood.
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‘It makes you feel deflated’: How rising seas threaten farming in Eastern Virginia
Coastal Virginia farmers are watching their land flood and crops die more often as the region experiences the fastest average rate of sea level rise on the Atlantic coast.
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‘It makes you feel deflated’: How rising seas threaten farming in Eastern Virginia
Coastal Virginia farmers are watching their land flood and crops die more often as the region experiences the fastest average rate of sea level rise on the Atlantic coast.
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‘It’s coming quicker than we realize’: Reckoning with a future of more flooding
Their homes could go underwater in the next 20 years. How are they responding?
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‘It’s coming quicker than we realize’: Reckoning with a future of more flooding
Their homes could go underwater in the next 20 years. How are they responding?
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‘It’s a lonely neighborhood’: How flood buyouts changed one Newport News community
Most buyouts in Newport News are around the Salters Creek area. Many residents aren't happy about it.
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‘It’s a lonely neighborhood’: How flood buyouts changed one Newport News community
Most buyouts in Newport News are around the Salters Creek area. Many residents aren't happy about it.
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‘It’s a lonely neighborhood’: How flood buyouts changed one Newport News community
Most buyouts in Newport News are around the Salters Creek area. Many residents aren't happy about it.
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New interactive map shows how sea level rise could impact socially vulnerable areas
A new map produced by Old Dominion University, in partnership with WHRO, highlights socially-vulnerable areas at risk from sea level rise.
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New interactive map shows how sea level rise could impact socially vulnerable areas
A new map produced by Old Dominion University, in partnership with WHRO, highlights socially-vulnerable areas at risk from sea level rise.
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Retreat from rising waters is gaining traction around coastal Virginia
Welcome to Ground Zero in Chesapeake’s quest to move people away from flood-prone land.
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Retreat from rising waters is gaining traction around coastal Virginia
Welcome to Ground Zero in Chesapeake’s quest to move people away from flood-prone land.