We have seen the headlines:
Virginia most at risk for coastal flooding
A study by Lending Tree, which analyzed data from FEMA, found that “Virginia has the highest annualized frequency of coastal flood events. (As a reminder, this is calculated at the county level for each coastal state.) Virginia has 158.7 coastal floods annually—significantly higher than Florida, the next highest state, at 108.3.”
Of course, in our low-lying counties, any king tide crosses the roads and creeps near houses. In tropical storm systems, homes may flood. In hurricanes, homes may be destroyed. We learned that all too well 22 years ago with the head-on blow from Hurricane Isabel.
Budget cuts trim weather service
The Trump administration, working to slash the federal payroll, has not spared the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, the umbrella over the National Weather Service.
The NOAA budget cut is projected to be 27 percent; and NOAA’s office of research, by 74 percent.
Budget cuts...