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Hampton, Virginia, is bracing for climate-driven floods as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launches a $3 million study to protect over 27,000 structures — with potential damage topping $10 billion by 2090. But here’s the twist: the Corps says it’s only examining non-structural fixes like raising homes or flood-proofing, not the big-ticket structural solutions like levees and tidal gates that Hampton had hoped for — and the city can’t even fund exploring those options. Officials are frustrated, warning that piecemeal fixes won’t scale to protect the entire community, especially in high-risk zones like Aberdeen, Buckroe, and Foxhill, where non-structural costs alone hit $4.2 billion — most unfunded. With a final report due by July and a community meeting today, residents are being urged to speak up before time runs out.

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