Climate change, coastlands and the most vulnerable who live there
UofSC scientists study coastal communities most affected by climate change
Posted on: June 3, 2021; Updated on: June 3, 2021
A rising tide might lift all boats, but not everyone fares the same with rising seas.
Monica Barra has documented that fact extensively in her studies of coastal land loss
among communities of color in the bayous of Louisiana. With a focus on the ways that
residents, scientific knowledge and the coastal landscape intersect, the assistant
professor of race and environment is bringing a similar research perspective to the
South Carolina coastline.
“Sea level rise and the shifting of the coastline are impacting different groups of