Environment in Virginia Beach 13 indicators covering environment for Virginia Beach. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.7 Percentage change 2025 down 400.0% 912th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 273rd Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 16.7 Patents 2022 down 22.7% 376th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 30.39 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.2% 635th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 10.77 Degrees celsius 2024 up 17.2% 538th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 21.32 Degrees celsius 2024 down 1.3% 681st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 20.02 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.5% 325th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 1.41 Degrees celsius 2024 up 249.8% 572nd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 10.34 Degrees celsius 2024 up 1.4% 440th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 11.71 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 964th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 52.55 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1128th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 13.2 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1312th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 6.72 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1290th