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Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. In the bahamas, the long, underway. Hurricane dorian has practically flattened the islandll destruction. The death toll is expected to rise. The category five storm eventually weakened while moving up the atlantic coast. Dorian could have been a disaster for south carolina, especially charleston, a lowlying port city. Scientists say Climate Change is causing the sea level to rise there, which means more tidal flooding. Over the past 100 years...

Our top story this hour, Recovery Efforts under way in South Carolina after days of unrelenting rain across the state. Historic flooding caused 11 deaths. Two others were killed in North Carolina. At least one dam has overflowed leading to mandatory evacuation. Officials say so far 18 dams have breached or failed. Cnns Martin Savidge reports. Reporter desperate days. A man in columbia clings to a tree as floodwaters rip at his waist and threaten to wash him away. In South Carolina, the rain may ...

Susan CrawfordThink of Charleston as sitting in a basin of water. A bathtub. As long as the bathtub has 7 feet or less of water in it, life in the Holy

Advocates give flooding solution proposals to counter possible downtown seawall Heath Ellison © Provided by WCIV Charleston The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League (SCCCL) are proposing measures to combat flooding, at the same time the city of Charleston is considering a large seawall around the peninsula. The plan suggests using surrounding landscapes, such as natural breakwaters that can chop up storm surges and act as...

National study to examine extreme summer heat in communities and last updated 2021-05-06 12:11:41-04 CHARLESTON, S.C. — The hallmarks of summer include the shining sun and stifling heat and humidity. “It is getting hotter. Absolutely,” said Mark Wilbert, a senior policy adviser on resilience for the Mayor’s Office in Charleston, South Carolina. No one knows heat and humidity quite like the South, and Charleston is a place that is no stranger to hot summers. “Thats the f...

New study finds rising costs of flood damage to SC homes VIDEO: New study finds rising costs of flood damage to SC homes By Paola Tristan Arruda | February 24, 2021 at 9:51 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 11:24 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Rising sea levels and weather events could cause $20 billion of flood damage to homes across the United States this year, according to new data from the nonprofit group First Street Foundation. The report titled “The Cost of Climate America’s Growing...

Army Corps of Engineers presents updates on Charleston flood risk study VIDEO: Army Corps of Engineers presents updates on Charleston flood risk study By Paola Tristan Arruda | February 18, 2021 at 9:17 PM EST - Updated February 18 at 11:14 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston city leaders say they are looking to put together the best plan to prevent flooding in the city. During a workshop on Thursday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presented their optimized plan to city council to sh...

People relocating from other states have ballooned South Carolina’s population, and towns and cities popular with newcomers have scrambled to meet the costly demands that inevitably follow rapid growth. Traffic congestion, school crowding, loss of green spaces, increases in stormwater flooding, rising rents and home prices, and a broad need for more public services are all predictable results of this growth. Towns, cities and school districts have been seeking and testing solutions, with m...

And they do need to get in and survey all the schools to make sure that the schools are safe for the students to go to the schools. >> and tremendous amounts of rain have fallen over the past few days. so much rain in some places the gauges couldnt keep up. have you ever seen anything like this? >> certainly not in my career. previous to this i was 30-plus years with the u.s. coast guard. plenty of time and rain storms and many different hurricanes, but this was certainly one for the record book...