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Virginia Coastal Flooding
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Climate change causing more nuisance flooding in Virginia
Today, Virginia has 164,000 people at risk of coastal flooding. By 2050, an additional 137,000 people are projected to be at risk due to sea level rise.
Atlantic hurricane season is seeing more major storms
Will the Washington Monument face a watery future?
What will the nation's coastlines look like in the future, after global warming has had its inexorable, long-term effect on sea level rise?
Sea level threats down to zip code
Type a coastal place name in Virginia and find local projections, maps and potential impacts on people, infrastructure, and much more with our interactive tool.
Maps are one way to visualize sea level rise. Google Earth lets us put our research findings in three dimensions.
Virginia currently has approximately 450 square miles in the 100-year coastal floodplain. By 2050, this is projected to increase to nearly 600 square miles.
475.0 million gallons of sewage spilled in Washington D.C. after Hurricane Sandy.
What's Happening with Coastal Flooding?
North Carolina
Sinking Atlantic Coastline Meets Rapidly Rising Seas
New research using GPS and prehistoric data has shown that nearly the entire coast is affected, from Massachusetts to Florida and parts of Maine... More
Virginia
Sea Level Rise Could Help Marshes Ease Flooding
Newly published modeling shows that a looming acceleration in sea level rise could further accelerate the spread of marshes worldwide... More
Pennsylvania
U.S. Airports Face Increasing Threat From Rising Seas
The threat isn't that sea level rise will gradually breach the defenses surrounding each airport. Instead, at least during the next few decades, scientists say that sea level rise will be more of an enabler of storm-surge flooding, making it easier for even minor storms to produce more damaging surges and flooding... More
Georgia
What a Warmer Future Means for Southeastern Wildfires
Tinder-dry conditions that have resulted from months with little to no rain and toasty fall temperatures have allowed the fires to reach unusual heights. More
