HAMPTON, Va. — A new study led by Virginia Tech researchers confirmed Hampton Roads is sinking bit by bit. Specifically, this region is sinking by 2.3 millimeters each year, which is the relative thickness of two pennies stacked against each other.
While it is a very small amount, the effect is cumulative and stacks up year after year.
“If you have lived in your home for a long time and you’ve thought, ‘hey, the high tide looks higher,’ that’s probably not in your head,” said Whitney Katchmark with Hampton Roads Planning Commission…