Enjoyed this article on some recently passed new legislation
Northam announces Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Planning Framework
This is a great quote from Govenor Ralph Northam –
“The pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives, but not the fact that our planet is warming, land is sinking, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events are more frequent and more severe. The science is clear: climate change is threatening our way of life, and there is no time to waste. We must act quickly and decisively—and the Coastal Master Planning Framework will be our roadmap to resilience in coastal Virginia. This innovative, science-based approach uses cost-effective, nature-based, and equitable strategies to protect our people, our communities, our infrastructure, and our economy right now and for generations to come.”
In the commonwealth of Virginia (as well as the United States), flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster. This is intensified by the fact that 70% of Virginia’s population lives on the coast.
Another thing that has made flooding worse in recent years is development in flood-prone areas. If we just look at 2018 and 2019, Virginia experienced nine major flooding events with damaging totaling approximately $1.6 billion.
This article was published in 2020 – I am going to do some research to see what progress has been made on this important environmental issue.
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