At risk from rising seas, Norfolk, Virginia, plans massive, controversial floodwall

The city is now moving forward with a massive floodwall project to protect itself, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project will include tide gates, levees, pump stations and nature-based features like oyster reefs and vegetation along the shoreline. It’s one of the biggest infrastructure efforts in city history – and an example of projects the Corps has proposed up and down the U.S. coastline, from New York to Texas.

AA5B,

Can Corps of Engineers not do the math? I get that we can create infrastructure like this, especially for a major military base, but how can anyone think the cost and ongoing maintenance is scalable to the number of coastal cities?

– Rebuilding reefs is a great idea: reducing storm surge and no moving parts to need replacing

— vegetation is a great idea: reduce erosion with no moving parts to need replacing

Ok fine, Boston has had flood gates for over 100 years

GentlemanLoser,

We can pay for anything we have the political willpower to prioritize as a nation.

ForgetPrimacy,

Hah, I lived in that shit hole when I was still a conservative, my dad still denies climate change

Kbobabob,

I played this game of civ 6

TokenBoomer,

I think I can guess, but how did it go?

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