Virginia City Forced to Adapt to Rising Seas
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In some residential neighborhoods the city is promoting wetland regrowth to absorb some of the flooding waters. (Rosanne Skirble/VOA)
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Sea walls help keep the water at bay around the city. (Rosanne Skirble/VOA)
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Norfolk is a maritime, military and transportation hub in southeastern Virginia. (Rosanne Skirble/VOA)
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Rain and heavy winds in 2003 from Hurricane Isabel flood fleet parking at Naval Station Norfolk, trapping vehicles in water as high as their windows. (Credit: U.S. Navy)