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The Impact of Climate Change on Virginia's Coastal Areas


'How Do You Stop the Ocean?' Climate Change at Norfolk's Doorsteps

As the land subsides, the weakening Gulf Stream contributes to rising seas along the coast. The combination of geographic and oceanic forces ...

Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Virginia Beach - Abrams Realty

Nevertheless, heightened concerns about climate change's impact on coastal properties have reshaped the real estate landscape. As sea-level rise ...

Virginia - State Climate Summaries 2022

Sea level rise has caused a gradual increase in tidal floods associated with nuisance-level impacts. The greatest number of tidal flood days (all days exceeding ...

Researchers are looking to Virginia's barrier islands, on the front ...

Sea level rise driven by climate change increases the amount of water that washes onto the islands and causes them to move faster. Rising ...

The Tides of Change: How the coastal climate impacts us in Va. & NC

The Tides of Change: How the coastal climate impacts us in Virginia & North Carolina ... regions in our area, including Outer Banks beaches and ...

Case Study 23: Incorporating Climate Change Response into a ...

Assateague Island National Seashore is developing a general management plan that addresses projected climate change impacts on resources and infrastructure. The ...

The potential impacts of climate change on the mid-Atlantic coastal ...

In order of increasing uncertainty, it is projected that sea level, tem- perature and streamflow will increase in the MAC region in response to ...

How rising tides are impacting coastal Virginia's rural communities

Since marshes don't change in elevation, Mitchell said a relatively small amount of water can flood a larger area. Over time, the rising tide ...

New insight into how climate change is transforming Virginia's ...

In other words, the impact of sea-level rise on barrier islands in ... Virginia and elsewhere along the Atlantic Coast is being accelerated by ...

How will climate change impact coastal communities? A study on ...

Off the seaside of Virginia's Eastern Shore is a chain of uninhabited barrier islands that help protect the mainland coast from storms ...

THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE (SEA-LEVEL RISE ... - Abstract

A review of field data collected during the past decade from the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Virginia barrier islands (VBI; shoreline, tidal ...

Waterlogged in Southeastern Virginia - The American Prospect

But in an area like Hampton Roads, these conversations need to be happening. The 2021 Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan estimates that in ...

New updates for Virginia's approach to the coast go into effect - WVTF

Several bills changing Virginia's approach to it's coastline and oceans went into effect ... climate change, coastal flooding, and the shellfish ...

Sea Level Rise and Climate Science Program in Coastal Virginia

Facilitate the assessment of impacts on coastal communities and ecosystem resources in other program areas, including social systems. This is a ...

Virginia Coastal Plan Protects Community from Extreme Weather

Rising sea levels and increased precipitation in Virginia Beach have exacerbated flooding issues, increasing the threat to homes from frequent ...

Coastal Virginia Rises to the Challenge of Climate Change - RVA Mag

“Areas that are very flat, very low elevation are going to be the areas that are experiencing the most increase in flooding,” said Molly ...

Southeastern Virginia Continues to Break New Ground on Climate ...

In the southeastern Virginia region known as Hampton Roads, local governments established regional guidance on rates of sea level rise and are ...

Virginia, USA - Surging Seas: Risk Finder

Warming oceans and melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising global sea levels. The selected sea level scenario points to a 39 % risk of at least one flood ...

Climate Change Turns the Tide on Waterfront Living

With rising waters, stronger storms and more devastating flooding, the time to start pulling back is now, experts say.

A region, and its roads, in the crosshairs of climate change

Flooding is increasingly disrupting life all along Virginia's coasts, and the Hampton Roads region, which includes Virginia Beach, ...