Charleston area lost more than 10,000 acres of tree cover since 1992, making floods worse
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 ...
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