The University of Virginia recently received a grant that will provide funding on research the effects of climate change on coastal communities (“Armed with grant, UVa climate research combining science with social studies,” The Daily Progress, Sept. 14 online). This study recognizes that Virginia is uniquely vulnerable to the devastation of climate change.Nine out of 10 Virginians reside in a city or county that has declared a federal weather-related disaster. Coastal communities are some of the most at-risk because of rising sea levels and more frequent and severe storms. T...
