#CoastalRetreat : "Some neighborhoods will retreat and others will be protected, and still others – may be left behind."
Charleston, SC was built along confluence of 3 rivers and the Atlantic, on marshland and mud flats.
#floodwaters
#FEMAbuyout
#EnvHistory
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Charleston, SC was built along confluence of 3 rivers and the Atlantic, on marshland and mud flats.
#floodwaters
#FEMAbuyout
#EnvHistory
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Entire neighborhoods will have to move’: growth collides with rising seas in Charleston
Residents worry new developments – including a sea wall planned to shield the city’s historic center – could push floodwaters into their communities
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#CoastalRetreat : "Some neighborhoods will retreat and others will be protected, and still others – may be left behind."
Charleston, SC was built along confluence of 3 rivers and the Atlantic, on marshland and mud flats.
#floodwaters
#FEMAbuyout
#EnvHistory
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Charleston, SC was built along confluence of 3 rivers and the Atlantic, on marshland and mud flats.
#floodwaters
#FEMAbuyout
#EnvHistory
www.theguardian.com/environment/...