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Virginia's Tangier Island Faces Imminent Climate Crisis

3/21/2025

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Virginia’s Tangier Island is on the brink of disaster, as depicted in the poignant documentary “Been Here Stay Here.” Director David Usui reveals the island's battle against encroaching sea levels, with dire predictions of submersion within two decades. The resilient community urgently calls for government aid to build a protective sea wall, fighting to avoid becoming America’s first climate change refugees.

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Story summary

Virginia’s Tangier Island is on the brink of disaster, as depicted in the poignant documentary “Been Here Stay Here.” Director David Usui reveals the island's battle against encroaching sea levels, with dire predictions of submersion within two decades. The resilient community urgently calls for government aid to build a protective sea wall, fighting to avoid becoming America’s first climate change refugees.