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From Scientific American: Virginia Mayors Plead for Help with Climate Change

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Weary of debating the causes of climate change, mayors and other elected officials of Virginia's battered coastal regions gathered here last week and agreed that local impacts have become serious enough to present a case for state action.

"We are here to ask for your assistance," said Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim. "It's a threat we can no longer afford to ignore."

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