{"id":571,"date":"2021-11-08T19:28:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T19:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/?p=571"},"modified":"2021-12-03T03:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T03:12:08","slug":"571","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/?p=571","title":{"rendered":"Photo gallery: A region at a crossroads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photos by Kristen Zeis <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southeast Virginia currently experiences the fastest rate of sea level rise on the Atlantic Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water levels have gone up nearly 20 inches over the last century<\/a> and could rise 7 feet by 2100,<\/a> according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new map<\/a> created by Old Dominion University, in partnership with WHRO Public Media, shows thousands of homes in the region could go underwater in the next six decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, residents have learned to live among the rising water by raising and repairing homes <\/a>or keeping personal watercraft for severe storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other cases, the impacts are more severe, like neighborhoods emptying out<\/a> as people retreat from flood-prone areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the region is at critical decision point: Stay and adapt or leave and let the water take over?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These photos<\/strong> are part of \u201cAt A Crossroads,\u201d<\/a> a WHRO Public Media series exploring how coastal Virginia is dealing with higher waters due to climate change. The project is funded by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting <\/a>as part of its nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Houses in the Ingleside neighborhood sit on the Elizabeth River during high tide in Norfolk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Parts of Ingleside could be underwater by 2060, according to a flood projection map<\/a> produced by Old Dominion University, in partnership with WHRO. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A kayak rests against a house in the Ingleside neighborhood of Norfolk. Water is a way of life for many in the area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Foreman Mark Ball shows stainless steel flood vents on a home in the Ingleside neighborhood in Norfolk. The vents are designed to allow flood waters to move throughout the underneath of the house easing pressure on the foundation. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A construction crew lays the joists for a house on a raised foundation along the Elizabeth River in the Ingleside in Norfolk. In addition to a raised foundation, the builders had many requirements for the five houses they built in the neighborhood, including elevating electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning equipment all above a certain level. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Construction crew members work on the raised foundation for a house along the Elizabeth River in the Ingleside. .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A raised air conditioner in case of flood waters at a house in the Ingleside neighborhood of Norfolk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Water approaches a home in Newport News during King Tide in November 2021. A vacant lot that used to be a home sits empty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Salters Creek in Newport News, Va., during King Tide in November 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Margaret and Bobby Buxton<\/a> in front of their home in Portsmouth. The home sits along the Elizabeth River and has foundational issues as a result of the wet ground from flooding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The front door of the Buxton home has a slight lean as a result of the foundation settling due to wet ground and flooding in Portsmouth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Margaret Buxton in her home, which has flooded several times. Her husband, Bobby Buxton, estimates they’ve paid more than $250,000 to repair their home after flooding. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The neighborhood of Margaret and Bobby Buxton in Old Towne Portsmouth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kayakers near at Messick Point Public Boat Ramp on Front Cove in Poquoson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Southeast Virginia currently experiences the fastest rate of sea level rise on the Atlantic Coast. Here’s what that looks like. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=571"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":765,"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions\/765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atacrossroads.whro.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}