Virginia City Forced to Adapt to Rising Seas
![Flooding closes this pedestrian walkway in downtown Norfolk. (Credit: City of Norfolk)](https://gdb.voanews.com/a7f7b074-a230-4d3a-8b99-1d07a9852eb0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Flooding closes this pedestrian walkway in downtown Norfolk. (Credit: City of Norfolk)
![Rising sea level, high tides combine with severe weather to flood Norfolk streets, effectively isolating neighborhoods in this city of 250,000. (Credit: City of Norfolk)](https://gdb.voanews.com/446be575-7818-49cd-9d36-ef375e17f152_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rising sea level, high tides combine with severe weather to flood Norfolk streets, effectively isolating neighborhoods in this city of 250,000. (Credit: City of Norfolk)
![When it floods in Norfolk everyone suffers as the region is flat, the legacy of a meteor that hit southeastern Virginia 35 million years ago. (Credit: Skip Stiles)](https://gdb.voanews.com/e8430428-aaac-441a-bdc2-e45a13a1a2a4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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When it floods in Norfolk everyone suffers as the region is flat, the legacy of a meteor that hit southeastern Virginia 35 million years ago. (Credit: Skip Stiles)
![Even when flood water recedes tell-tale stains remain on the sidewalk. (Rosanne Skirble/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1a47e471-df12-49bc-8206-e7f223a619cc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Even when flood water recedes tell-tale stains remain on the sidewalk. (Rosanne Skirble/VOA)