In this file photo, an Office of Naval Research funded Remote Environmental Monitoring UnitS (REMUS) prepares to dive off the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. (U.S. Navy photo by Mr. John F. Williams)
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Updated: Thursday, 05 Apr 2012, 6:16 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 05 Apr 2012, 6:16 AM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The National Resources Defense Council says Virginia is among the states least prepared for climate change.
The environmental group is scheduled to explain why on Thursday when it releases a state-by-state analysis of what the states are doing -- or not doing -- to prepare for what the group says are ever-growing threats related to climate change.
Those threats include floods, droughts and more frequent severe storms.
The council, for instance, says the Virginia Beach-Norfolk metropolitan area ranks the 10th worldwide in terms of risk related to sea level increases. Moreover, the council states, more than 740 square miles statewide are vulnerable to a 2-foot rise in sea level.
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