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)