Rising Seas & Sinking Land: How Coastal Virginia is Combating Climate Change

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For the next few months Pamela D'Angelo is traveling around the Chesapeake Bay looking at how climate change is impacting neighborhoods and potential solutions being considered as lands continue to sink and flooding increases.

"A City of Creeks" Struggles to Deal with Increased Flooding

By Pamela D'Angelo • Feb 13, 2019
Pamela D'Angelo

You've probably heard coastal Virginia is sinking. That leads to more flooding, even on sunny days, because sea levels are rising, storms are stronger and currents are changing.

In the city of Hampton, high tides can block roads and creep into parking lots, yards and homes.

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