Tangier, Va., is fighting a battle against erosion with close to 16 feet of land disappearing every year. With this increasing rate, scientists believe it will be another 50 years until locals will have to leave the island and in another 100 years the island could be completely gone. Tangier Island's Mayor James Eskridge received an unexpected phone call on Monday from President Donald J. Trump. The President told Eskridge, "Your island has been there for hundreds of years, and I believe your is
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Tangier, Va., is fighting a battle against erosion with close to 16 feet of land disappearing every year. With this increasing rate, scientists believe it will be another 50 years until locals
WBOC TV 16 Delmarva's News Leader. . Tangier, Va., is fighting a battle against erosion with close to 16 feet of land disappearing every year. With this increasing rate, scientists believe it will be another 50 years until locals will have to leave the island and in another 100 years the island could be completely gone. Tangier Island's Mayor ...
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