Flooding and sea level rise are challenges the City of Charleston has taken seriously for centuries. However, this City that we love is experiencing the effects more frequently than ever.

Charleston Takes on Sea Level Rise: Strategies, Projects, Funding, and Progress

The Low Battery was constructed as part of a large land reclamation project undertaken in two phases: The first section (1909-1911) extended from Tradd Street to King Street.

National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Map Showing Water Covering City After a Category 2 Hurricane

This national analysis identifies when hundreds of US coastal communities will face chronic inundation and possible retreat as sea levels rise. You can explore these communities—and discover the consequences of rising seas—by clicking through the series of maps and...