Preservation Society Cites Groundswell! General Meeting

Flood Mitigation Update On January 11th, Mayor Tecklenburg addressed a full house at Gage Hall organized by the local grassroots organization Groundswell! Check out their new website. In attendance at the packed meeting was County Councilman Dickie Schweers, as well...

Community Spirit and the Rising Tides

2018: ‘… unite and solve problems together’ The Advocate By Jay Williams, Jr. Those magazine accolades aside, Charleston is struggling. Charleston is beautiful. It’s historic. The locals are friendly, the restaurants are amazing and the ambiance is charming. Yet for...

Flooding Roundup from Historic Charleston Foundation

Keeping History Above Water Posted: January 12, 2018 By Winslow Hastie The 2nd Annual “Keeping History Above Water” conference was held in late October in Annapolis, MD. Hosted by the Newport Restoration Foundation, it is the only conference in the United States that...

Fresh water ecology affected by ocean climate change

Climate Change Is Altering Lakes and Streams, Study Suggests Carl Zimmer Photo The Sorpe reservoir in northwest Germany, one of four freshwater reservoirs observed in a recent study that found that carbon dioxide absorbed in lakes, rivers and streams can affect entire...

FEMA Maps May Deceive

N.Y. / Region Share Cover Photo The Edgewater Park community in the Bronx has had among the most flood insurance claims in New York City in recent years. Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times In New York, Drawing FloodMaps Is a ‘Game of Inches’ As FEMA revises...