.ONLY
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.ONLY ON 13 NEWSNOW 1 OF THE MOST UNIQUE COMMUNITIES IN VIRGINIA. AND FOR SOME REASONS
THE COUNTRY IT'S ALSO 1 OF THE
MOST ENDANGERED THANKS TO
EROSION AND SEA LEVEL RISE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TANGERINE
ISLAND AND CHESAPEAKE BAY.
PHOTOJOURNALIST STEVEN WOZNY
TAKES US TO THE ISLAND TO SHOW
THE FISHING COMMUNITIES FIGHT
FOR SURVIVAL. WHEN YOU KNOW
WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR GOOD GOOD
ORDERED LIKE AMHAUD SHOULD BE.
THIS IS COURTNEY. THIS IS OUR
MAIL BOAT. FEDEX U.P.S.
PASSENGER FREIGHT LUMBER, GOLF
CARTS, WHATEVER NEEDS TO COME
AND GO IT COMES ON THIS BOAT.
HERE'S THE HERE'S OUR LIFELINE
TO THE MAINLAND. SOMETIMES YOU
KNOW, WINTERTIME THEY HAVE TO
GO THROUGH ICE AND SOMETIMES
THEY MAY OR MAY NEED AN ESCORT.
COAST ICE BREAKER IN THE
WINTERTIME BUT RIGHT NOW SO
PAUL, THIS WINTER IT'S BEEN
IT'S BEEN NICE. I LIKE THIS
GLOBAL WARMING. THINGS SEEM TO
BE A LOT EASIER. BOATS ARE ABLE
TO GO TO WORK AND THE ECONOMY
STAYS GOOD. PEOPLE WORKING TO
ME THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
ABOUT 10 YEAR ISLAND IS
PRESERVING OUR WAY OF LIFE.
WE'VE LIVED HERE FOR CENTURIES
AND IT SEEMS LIKE IF WE DON'T
GET HELP WE WON'T BE ABLE TO
SEE THE NEXT CENTURY. MY NAME
IS CAMERON EVANS. I'M 19 YEARS
OLD AND I'VE GREW UP HERE ON 10
YEAR OLD VIRGINIA. THERE'S THE
ISSUE WHETHER IT'S SEA ALL RISE
OR A COASTAL EROSION. YOU SAY
WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE SEA
LEVEL RISE 20 TO 50 YEARS FROM
NOW YET WE LOSE 20 TO 30 FEET
OF LAND PER YEAR. WE'RE GONNA
BE FULLY IMPACTED BY COASTAL
EROSION. WELL BEFORE WE ARE A
SEA LEVEL RISE UP HERE ON THE
NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE CHANNEL
HERE WHERE ALL OF IT'S BEEN
ERODED HTR LLAST IN THE LAST
YEAR A LOT OF IT'S ERODED A LOT
OF SMALL LITTLE ISLANDS THERE
YOU CAN SEE HOW THESE PIECES
OF HIGH END LOOKS LIKE AROMAS,
SHELVES. NOW IT'S BREAKING AWAY
AND MOSTLY THE TOP LAYER. THEN
IT BREAKS AWAY AT THE BOTTOM
LAYER. BUT THIS RIGHT HERE TO
MY BACKTHE IS SOON GOING TO BE
WASHED AWAY TO MAKE A LITTLE
ISLAND YOU SEE IT FALL ON RIGHT
BEFORE YOUR EYES. YOU KNOW IF
IT'S BOILING 30 40 MILES AN
HOUR MOST PLACES WHERE YOU KNOW
IT'S BROKE OFF LIKE THAT
ACTUALLY GETS PRETTY DEEP HERE
.YOU KNOW IT'S STEADY
UNDERMINED, UNDERMINE AND
ANTONYO IT'S NOT YOU TO HOLD ON
TO THIS LITTLE SECOND LINE
ITSELF IS YOU KNOW, BROKE OFF
AND NOW IT'S PART OF A LITTLE
ISLAND ITSELF SAYIT DIFFERENT
WAYS. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO THE
LAND LIKE UP HERE YOU CAN SEE
HOW HIGH WE'VE GOT THE BALKAN
MOST MOST OF THE OHIO IS BEHIND
HERE HAVE BULKHEADS BEHIND
THEM. HARD BIIL. YOU KNOW IT'S
THIS CLOSE AND IT'S STEADILY
BEING WASHED OUT WHRE WILL
TIDES YOU'RE BIG IN 20 YEARS,
50 YEARS, 100 YEARS FROM NOW.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
BELIEVE THAT 1 DAY THE BAY WILL
JUST OVERCOME THE ISLAND AND
THE LAND WILL EITHER BE ERODED
OR THE SEA LEVELS ARE GOING TO
JUST COVER OUR ISLAND. BUT IF
YOU'RE A PERSON OF FAITH, YOU
HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE HERE AS
LONG AS GOD WANTS US TO BE
HERE. MY NAME IS DWAYNE
CROCKETT. I WILL CHANGE YOUR
ISLAND ON THE SCHOOLTEACHER. I
ALSO SERVE AS AN ELDER OF THE
NEW TESTAMENT CONGREGATION HERE
ON TFX ISLAND AND I'M A
BOOKKEEPER FOR THE TAGS YOUR
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE
WHOLE ISLAND LOOKS TO THE
CHURCHES FOR SUPPORT FOR PRAYER
WHENEVER THERE'S ANY PROBLEM,
ANY SICKNESS ON THE ISLAND,
WHETHER PERSON GOES TO CHURCH
OR NOT, THEY ALWAYS REACH OUT
TO THE CHURCH AND THE CHURCH IN
TURN WILL PRAY FOR THESE PEOPLE
AT WILL. VISIT THESE PEOPLE AND
JUST SHOW THAT THEY'RE NOT
GOING THROUGH THIS ALONE. NOW
PEOPLE WILL SAY, WELL, IF
YOU'RE LOOKING TO GOD, HOW COME
YOU'RE ASKING YOUR GOVERNMENT
TO GIVE YOU SO MUCH MONEY TO
BUILD A SEA WALL? WELL, GOD,
MUBARAK'S IN MANY DIFFERENT
WAYS AND HE MOVES PEOPLE TO
PROVIDE AND TO COVER HIS WHEEL
.SO WE JUST BELIEVE THAT WE
WILL BE HERE. I BELIEVE WE
SHOULD BE PROTECTED IF YOU
CAN'T SAVE AN ISLAND OF ONLY A
ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO HELP SAVE
THE RECIPES COAST? A LOT OF OUR
PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND HAVE MOVED
OFF IN RECENT DECADES BECAUSE
IT'S NOT EASY LIVING HERE. IF
YOU DON'T WANT TO TRY TO AND
THE THOUGHT OF EROSION AND
WATER INCREASING TOWARD YOUR
DOORSTEPS ON ALL SIDES THAT'S
THE THING THAT I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY WANTS TO THINK ABOUT
BUT IF WE DON'T KEEP BACKTHE
NATSOT THING WE ARE GOING. BUT
THAT'S THE ASTERISK THAT
EVERYBODY'S TOOK OVER HERE ON
THE ISLAND. THIS IS MY LIFE.
THIS IS MY FRIENDS MY FAMILY'S
LIVES RIGHT HERE. AND IF WE GET
WASHED AWAY I'M NEVER GOING TO
SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE AS A WHOLE
ANYMORE. STEPHEN WOZNY WITH
THAT STORY. WE'VE SHOWCASE THE
UNIQUE CHALLENGES HANJOUR
ISLAND FACES