Gulf Stream is weakest it's been in more than 1,000 years, study says

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6. True - 3.5 mm/Year, per JPL

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Sea level rise is already adversely affecting infrastructure in Hampton Roads. The problem has already reduced Norfolk’s storm water system capacity by 50%, according to data from a sensor network. Water levels could rise by more than a foot and a half by 2050, according to a report from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

In addition to rising water levels, the land itself in Hampton Roads is literally sinking. The phenomenon, called subsidence, is due to both natural ecological processes and human removal of groundwater. Virginia Beach and Norfolk are sinking 3.5 millimeters a year, according to a 2020 study from ODU and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

“With coastal Virginia continuing to sink, major assets of Virginia’s economy are at risk of being lost, potentially costing the state billions in solutions,” said Billy Beale, chairman of the regional Go Virginia council for the Middle Peninsula, in a news release.

In addition to Hampton Roads’ urban centers, the project is focusing on the miles of undeveloped land on the Middle Peninsula that is equally under threat from climate change, Morgan said.

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https://www.pilotonline.com/inside-business/vp-ib-go-virginia-grant-0125-20210126-qv4n4pccxjahjlmutuiserun4m-story.html