This small Virginia island could be underwater before the next century

Tangier Island in Virginia — one of the last inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay — is under threat from rising sea levels ...
The Daily Progress

Tangier Island - 'Just a natural playground'

TANGIER ISLAND - Growing up on a vanishing wisp of land in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay has its advantages. "Get up in the morning, go out, rove the seashores or go out in a boat," said retired ...
The Virginian-Pilot

‘Real Virginia’ series visits Tangier Island: ‘A unique place’

Burke Moeller has visited scores of counties in the Old Dominion to film the Virginia Farm Bureau’s “Real Virginia” series over five years, but little prepared him for Tangier Island. The video ...
The Washington Post

Tangier Island, facing oblivion, waits to see: Will Congress help?

TANGIER, Va. — Mayor James “Ooker” Eskridge ushered his visitors onto a boat for a tour of the disappearing shoreline of his island, turned to Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and said: “Thinking of passing a ...
WUSA

Yes, this sinking island in Virginia is being threatened by climate change

VIRGINIA, USA — Tangier Island sits in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay between the Eastern Shore and the Northern Neck of Virginia, accessible only by boat or a small plane. Everyone knows everyone, ...
WGBH

This small Virginia island could be underwater before the next century

As the ferry approaches Tangier, Captain Steven Thomas tells a well-rehearsed history of the island, where crabbing has shaped the culture. He points out a handful of tiny buildings on stilts in the ...