The Virginia Beach and the Hampton Roads region are experiencing the highest rate of sea level rise on the Atlantic coast.

Almost every city on the U.S coastline saw an increase in sea level rises in 2024, according to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Rising sea level and the resulting increase in coastal flooding are threatening the barriers island of Virginia's Eastern Shore.

In 2017, Virginia received a $120.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to combat sea-level rise in Hampton Roads.

Federal maps help determine who on the coast must buy flood insurance, but many don't include the latest data. Maryland is now making its own flood maps, so homeowners can see if they're at risk.

Hampton, Va., where land is sinking and sea is rising, looks for low-cost solutions.

Richard Snyder, the lab’s director and an Eastern Shore resident, said the rise in sea level is nothing new for coastal areas of Virginia. “Sea level has never been static.

New data from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that several cities along Texas's coast face dangerous sea levels.