Sea Level Rise

Scientists have tried, for decades, to raise public awareness of climate change. Now, economists are weighing in – warning that as coastal communities lose land to sea level rise, taxes will also go up – even inland. They assessed the likely impact on more than 250 coastal counties and concluded the situation could be especially bad in Virginia.

You’ve heard it before. Virginia’s coasts are sinking as sea levels rise and oceans warm, leading to bigger, more frequent weather events and flooding.The…

Five years ago, scientists said residents of Tangier Island may become among the first climate change refugees in the continental United States.Others…

For Halloween, we bring you a different kind of ghost story. And it’s a ghost you’ve likely encountered.Behind the 100-year-old house in Eastville, Albert…

Money is key to making the Hampton Roads area resilient as land there sinks and sea-level rises, threatening a key part of the state's economy. Cost…

Scientists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have been gathering data on sea level rise from tide gauge stations around the United States,…

For seven years, the Virginia Coastal Policy Center has been bringing together experts from around the country to help Virginia plan coastal adaptation…

Rollbacks in environmental protection and flood risk management by the Trump administration is forcing states to come up with their own solutions. On…

An organization seeking to hold big oil accountable for global warming estimates it will cost more than $31 billion for Virginia to protect coastal…

Last year, Gov. Ralph Northam appointed retired Navy Admiral Ann Phillips to spearhead efforts for coastal adaptation to climate change.After nearly 31…