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On the recordMay 20, 2019
Norfolk and Portsmouth will be underwater something like 60 percent of the year, their downtowns by 2040.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer discusses the severe flooding risks facing Norfolk and Portsmouth due to rising sea levels.

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