The Dutch solution to flood control is not confined to its iconic 17th century crescent-shaped network of canals lined with skinny houses and flat houseboats that form an inner-city drainage and transportation system in Amsterdam’s historic core.
Disaster flooding could displace nearly a thousand Charleston homeowners in the coming decade. To plan ahead, city officials decided to look back — searching for residents who, years ago, left
The Barberry Woods project is one of the largest efforts of its kind on Johns Island and in the city as a whole. It s a test of "green infrastructure," or
EDITORâS NOTE: This story is part of the Pulitzer Centerâs nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative.
Turbocharged by a warming climate, rain bombs and rising seas swamped the South Carolina Lowcountry this year, sending murky floodwaters into streets, businesses and homes.
At the same time, developers continue to transform forests and wetlands into even more homes and shopping centers â destroying acres and acres of spongy land that could help sop up these rising waters.
A new analysis requested by The Post and Courier for the Rising Waters project shows how the Charleston areaâs unprecedented building boom made us more vulnerable amid the accelerating forces of climate change.