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The State entomologist in Virginia acting under the Cedar Rust Act of Virginia ordered the plaintiffs' ornamental red cedar trees growing on the plaintiffs' property to be removed to prevent the spread of cedar rust disease to nearby apple orchards. The plaintiffs appealed the order to the circuit court of Shenandoah county, which affirmed the ...
Drivers, processes, and impacts of sinking cities [1]. Sinking cities are urban environments that are in danger of disappearing due to their rapidly changing landscapes.The largest contributors to these cities becoming unlivable are the combined effects of climate change (manifested through sea level rise, intensifying storms, and storm surge), land subsidence, and accelerated urbanization. [2]
Local authorities and emergency workers in Virginia monitored a landslide near the Big Cherry Reservoir in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, on Tuesday, February 26.This drone footage shows a view of the ...
Subsidence frequently causes major problems in karst terrains, where dissolution of limestone by fluid flow in the subsurface creates voids (i.e., caves).If the roof of a void becomes too weak, it can collapse and the overlying rock and earth will fall into the space, causing subsidence at the surface.
Gusts of wind rustled multicolored leaves in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday, November 16.Twitter user @kenny__2021 filmed this autumnal scene, saying the wind made his walk “pretty cold.”The ...
Betula uber, the Virginia round-leaf birch, is a rare species of tree in the birch family. One of the most endangered species of North American trees, it is endemic to Smyth County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is part of the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome. Leaves
It was the deadliest Virginia tornado since 10 people were killed in Ivy on September 30, 1959. [2] It was also the first recorded F4 tornado in Virginia state history. [ 3 ] For a number of years afterwards, the remains of a damage swath (sheared, twisted and broken vegetation) through thick trees was visible along the west side of I-95 on the ...
The natural environment of Virginia encompasses the physical geography and biology of the U.S. state of Virginia. Virginia has a total area of 42,774.2 square miles (110,784.67 km 2 ), including 3,180.13 square miles (8,236.5 km 2 ) of water, making it the 35th- largest state by area. [ 1 ]