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Living with Rising Seas

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How one Virginia city is re-framing sea-level rise as an opportunity

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Businesses, universities, even the local government in Norfolk, Virginia, want to make money off of climate change.

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What it might take to protect the world’s biggest naval base from rising seas

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Climate Central's Risk Zone map shows possible coastal flooding throughout the world.

How will rising seas affect your city?

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Dikes once protected this broad area near the Dutch city of Nijmegen from flooding. But under a new policy for managing rising water levels due to climate change, the dikes have been moved back to allow a branch of the Rhine River to broaden out into its

Holland is relocating homes to make more room for high water

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In Norfolk, climate change means dealing with rising water. The Dutch are there to help.

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The biggest mobile barrier in the world, the Maeslant storm surge barrier was built to protect the Dutch city of Rotterdam from a one-in-10,000-year storm. It's part of the massive investment the Dutch are making to protect themselves in a new era of risi

As sea levels rise, Rotterdam floats to the top as an example of how to live with water

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When it comes to preparing for sea-level rise in coastal cities, the Dutch have a big head start on the rest of the world. And their best array of tools may be on display in and around the port city of Rotterdam.