Eliza Noe

Colorado, Norfolk

Breaking News and Weather Reporter at The Virginian-Pilot

covering climate and Virginia Beach communities @VirginianPilot • previously: @craig_press, @SummitDailyNews • Mississippi apologist

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Virginia Beach School Board votes to officially end DEI initiatives

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Eliza Noe

Share VIRGINIA BEACH — School board members in Virginia Beach voted 6-5 to officially end diversity and inclusion initiatives in the school district.
Virginia Beach School Board votes to officially end DEI initiatives

1 week ago | pilotonline.com | Eliza Noe

VIRGINIA BEACH — School board members in Virginia Beach voted 6-5 to officially end diversity and inclusion initiatives in the school district.
Hurricane season starts in June. Here’s how Hampton Roads can prepare.

1 week ago | pilotonline.com | Eliza Noe

Hurricane season is around the corner, but Virginia and North Carolina residents have time for some last-minute preparation ahead of the year’s first storms. Weather forecasters are expecting this summer and fall to have an “above average” season for hurricanes. Meteorologists are expecting anywhere from 13 to 19 named storms, with about 10 storms becoming hurricanes during the June through November season.
NOAA predicts ‘above normal’ hurricane season, at least 13 tropical storms in 2025

2 weeks ago | pilotonline.com | Eliza Noe

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting another “above normal” hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean for 2025. Ken Graham, director of NOAA’s National Weather Service, said there’s a 60% chance of an above-average season and a 30% chance of a “near-normal” season. In total, there could be 13 to 19 tropical storms, with six to 10 hurricanes, according to NOAA’s forecast. Of those hurricanes, three to five could be “major” storms, or at least a Category 3 or above.
Virginia Beach church ends bid to relocate to Beach Cinema Alehouse space

2 weeks ago | pilotonline.com | Stacy Parker |Eliza Noe

VIRGINIA BEACH — A local church has officially pulled its application to take over the Beach Cinema Alehouse, opting for other opportunities for a worship space. Bri Ehle, communications coordinator with Ascent Church, said for the past few months, church leadership had been negotiating a deal with the owners in parallel with the city permit application.
Nonprofit plans to remove 100 abandoned boats from Hampton Roads waterways

2 weeks ago | pilotonline.com | Eliza Noe

Abandoned vessels are a problem in Hampton Roads waterways, and this week a local environmental nonprofit is stepping in to help. At least 100 abandoned or derelict boats are in the water in southeast Virginia, according to Lynnhaven River Now Executive Director Karen Forget. The group began removing several vessels in Willoughby Bay on Monday, and the goal is to tackle 100 vessels over the next year.
Norfolk records highest sea-level rise on the East Coast

2 weeks ago | dailyprogress.com | Eliza Noe

The College of William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science have released their yearly “report cards” for sea-level rise, and the city of Norfolk is once again near the top of the class. Each year, researchers use reports from tide gauges to compare sea-level rise in more than 30 localities along U.S. coastlines. Each city gets a forecast, or report card, for sea levels up to the year 2050 based on an analysis of gauge records.
Poor water quality in Hampton River could soon be improved by oyster reefs

3 weeks ago | pilotonline.com | Eliza Noe

Poor water quality in Hampton River could soon be improved by oyster reefs
Poor water quality in Hampton River could soon be improved by oyster reefs

3 weeks ago | dailypress.com | Eliza Noe

HAMPTON — Poor water quality in the Hampton River is a problem, but restoration projects are starting to change that. The 3-mile-long river separates downtown Hampton from Phoebus. With 138,000 residents in a 51-square-mile area near the water, it’s a hub for litter, said Lisa Renee Jennings, Hampton Roads grassroots coordinator with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Plastic wrappers, water bottles, cigarette butts and other trash commonly wind up in the river.
Norfolk records highest sea-level rise on the East Coast - again

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Eliza Noe

William & Mary’s Batten School and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have released its yearly “report cards” for sea-level rise, and the city of Norfolk is once again near the top of the class. Each year, researchers use reports from tide gauges to compare sea-level rise in more than 30 localities along U.S. coastlines. Each city gets a forecast, or report card, for sea levels up to the year 2050 based on an analysis of tide gauge records.