NORFOLK, Va. — Understanding the risk of sea-level rise and being able to visualize it are two different things. For years, we’ve been able to look at aerial maps showing flood zones and areas ...

The local government in Norfolk, Va., is now working with a national ... The results, however, show a flood map of where residents live, leaving individuals to interpret where their property ...

It's important to know your flood zone and evacuation routes when storms hit. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has an interactive map so you can see what zone you are in. The map is ...

In Norfolk, the government has taken steps to abandon some of the most flood-prone areas to rising ... is designated by the state as an “enterprise zone,” an economically distressed area ...

Norfolk Assistant City Planner Lenny Newcomb warned homeowners, "Water does not know where a flood zone boundary is." And the right time to purchase flood insurance may be now. "Virginia Flood ...

Norfolk, Va. is among the American cities most threatened by sea-level rise. A new zoning ordinance aims to get in front of that, but some home builders are not happy with the plan. The debate is ...

The map works by combining expected storm surge with tidal tracking and elevation maps to project flooding in Virginia’s tidal zone ... to check the projected flood levels over the next 36 ...