HamptonRoads VCC News
[May 08, 2026] Point of no Return: Oliver Milman in his article in the Guardian titled “‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level” reports on a new paper in Nature, which finds that low-elevation coastal zones face sea-level commitments far beyond current planning horizons. Preparing to move out of the coastal zone must be a mandatory part of adaptation. For New Orleans, the study finds that ongoing sea level rise and the rampant erosion of wetlands in southern Louisiana will swallow up the New Orleans area within a few generations. Hampton Roads may learn from this study.
[Mar 31, 2026] Virginia Crossroads: Flood Resilience across the Commonwealth: The National Academy of Science organized on March 27, 2026 the climate event “Virginia Crossroads: Flood Resilience across the Commonwealth” in Charlottesville, Virginia. Most of the talking focused on the present and on money to tackle current problems, while a conversation about responsible risk governance for the future was absent. Read the NewsItem in the Newsroom.
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[Jun 04, 2026] ‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: This is what the Global Justice Report published today makes very clear. Read the article by Jonathan Watts in the Guardian as an introduction. While this equal and habitable world is still possible, it is very unlikely that we will transition to this world as long as greedy and unethical billionaires supported by governments they own compete to be the first trillionaire. The report underlines that the fight for an equal and habitable world has to be a fight against a system that rewards extraction and depletion of all resources and requires infinitely growing consumption devouring the Earth's life-support system; a system designed to increase inequality and sustain the exploitation of almost all to serve the greed of a few!
[May 28, 2026] No King Day on June 14, 2026: The No Kings movement has announced a nationwide event on June 14, 2026, directly counter-programming the 80th birthday celebrations for Donald Trump and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout on the south lawn of the White House.
