Remember that sinking island full of Trump voters that he promised "ALL WILL BE WELL"???
Hurricane threatens Va.’s Tangier Island; already in danger from rising sea level
TANGIER ISLAND, Va. — The path of Hurricane Florence is a big worry for residents of tiny Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay, considered the soft shell crab capital of the world.
The Virginia island is 12 miles off the Eastern Shore and only about 4 feet above sea level.
Because of the hurricane threat, a mandatory evacuation has been ordered beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday for 460 or so residents of the 1.2 square mile of island.
Even if more hurricanes steer clear, scientists have said Tangier is in trouble. A recent study found Tangier Island is just two-thirds of the size it was in 1850, and sea-level rise could force its permanent evacuation in just 25 years.
But the island’s mayor and most other residents don’t believe that rising sea levels are the culprit. They blame erosion from waves for shrinking their island.
Mayor Eskridge said during previous hurricanes, not everyone chose to leave for the mainland.
“I would say 50 percent of the people do evacuate, but the others ride it out,” he said. “I would ride it out, but my wife’s terrified of hurricanes, and I guess being mayor … it would look better if I evacuate. So, we do go.”
During services at Tangier’s two churches Sunday, residents prayed that the hurricane would spare them.
https://wtop.com/virginia/2018/09/hurricane-threatens-va-s-tangier-island-already-in-danger-from-rising-sea-level/slide/1/
see also: The Doomed Island That Loves Trump
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/08/19/tangier-island-donald-trump-2016-219349
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