Congress needs to approve funding to deal with sea level rise nationwide. These would be used to make flood insurance coverage more affordable for low-income households, include future sea level rise projections on official flood maps, and support adoption and enforcement of climate-smart building and zoning ordinances. Congress has approved $50 billion for climate resilience programs, but much more is needed.   And states also must do their part to adapt. The modest adaptation so far has been from insurance companies avoid to insurance users in risky areas, flood alert systems being improved, and local adaptation projects such as in Miami Beach, but these isolated actions are more palliative than a solution. Norfolk in Virginia is slated to get $250 million to construct the first phase of an extensive system of storm surge barriers, tidal gates, floodwalls, levees and pump stations that will help protect the city’s downtown. The total project is expected to cost $1.6 billion that came from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.  The increasing threat of sea-level rise on Virginia’s coast means that an afternoon rainstorm can strand drivers for hours, delay parents from picking up children and damage cars beyond repair – all without a tropical storm on the radar. The city of Norfolk partnered with the tech firm FloodMapp and the Waze traffic app to warn residents of flooded roadways in real time. Another local action that helps but does not solve the problem. On a personal level, homes will have to elevated to adapt for constant flooding in several areas of the coastal United States.