NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Recently released data about sea levels show what could be in store when it comes to the future of flooding in Hampton Roads.
William & Mary’s Batten School and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science put out report cards every year that show current and projected sea level trends in 36 U.S. coastal communities, with two of those communities being Yorktown and Norfolk.
“Virginia has for a long time been considered a hot spot of sea level rise on the Atlantic coast,” said Molly Mitchell, assistant professor at the Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences and VIMS…