Just a 100 miles from the White House, Tangier Island is disappearing into the sea

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    On Virginia’s Tangier Island, about 100 miles and a ferry ride from Washington, the waters of the Chesapeake Bay are edging dangerously close to William Eskridge’s house.

    Eskridge’s family has lived here for the last 200 years. But perhaps not for much longer. The island is under threat from rapid erosion that is being accelerated by rising water scientists believe to be caused by climate change.

    At least a hundred feet of land have recently eroded, the fisherman says.

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