Since 1850, Tangier Island has lost two-thirds of its landmass and surrounding neighbors. "I've seen islands disappear, ... "Staring at the map of Tangier for hours and hours on end." ...

And when you look at a map you can just as easily miss the tiny island that the tower sits on, 12 miles from either coast in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Largely unknown, Tangier Island, ...

Tangier Island on Sept. 10, 2021. Waterman’s crab shanties stacked with crab pots lined the shoreline as we approached the island. The airstrip was visible in the distance.

TANGIER, Va. — Tangier Island, Virginia … population 460 (and shrinking). It’s a quirky, isolated place located smack dab in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Residents drive golf carts and ...

The Tangier Island landmass has shrunk by 2/3 since 1850 because of the effects of climate change. The landmass is projected to shrink even further in future years. A proposed breakwater/dune syste… ...

Organizations seek solutions for Tangier Island, one of the country’s communities most at risk from sea level rise. Here's what's in works now.

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 ...

Tangier aka the “soft-shell crab capital of the world” located off the Eastern Shore in Accomack County, Va. was delightful.The five-mile-long island between Virginia and Maryland is home to ...

Organizations seek solutions for Tangier Island, one of the country’s communities most at risk from sea level rise. Here's what's in works now.