Hampton Roads continues to see rising tides linked to climate change and sinking land.
But the rate of change in recent years has stayed in line with past forecasts, according to the latest “sea level rise report card” from William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
“We are accelerating at a high rate compared to a lot of the rest of the country, but that rate hasn’t been changing, really,” said Molly Mitchell, an assistant research professor. “It’s been a pretty consistent rate.”…