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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, the sea level in charleston has risen one foot, and is predicted to rise more rapidly over the nex...

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 be easing but not the danger. In many areas the water continues to rise. And so does the death toll....

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 habitats for wildlife. In addition, it suggests adapting streets and sidewalks to filter storm wate...

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. “That's the first answer from many people in the South: it's always hot in Charleston or it always floods in Cha...