CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - A new website that outlines the City of Charleston's flooding and sea level rise strategy was presented to city council on Tuesday evening. The website outlines what CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Rising sea levels and weather events could cause $20 billion of flood damage to homes across the United States this year, according to new data from the nonprofit group First Street Foundation. The report titled " The Cost of Climate America's Growing Flood Risk " analyzes the economic impact of "underestimated In 2016: Charleston set a new record for the number of days of tidal flooding. The same year, Hurricane Matthew slammed into the coast just south of Charleston. After Matthew, the City of Charleston asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for $10 million in mitigation funding for property buyouts but was denied. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Residents and officials are beginning the cleanup process after a storm system dumped inches of rain across the Lowcountry Sunday. The heaviest rainfall was in McClellanville where rainfall totals exceeded 16 inches. More than 13 inches of rain was recorded in Georgetown. Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 12:58 PM PDT. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The City of Charleston is suing 24 fossil fuel companies for costs related to flooding, Mayor John Tecklenburg said at a Wednesday afternoon news conference at the Battery. "We are filing lawsuit today against Big Oil," Tecklenburg said. "And the reason is they have Updated: Nov. 9, 2015 at 8:14 PM PST. CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Dam failures across South Carolina last month caused catastrophic damage, raising new questions for many Lowcountry residents. A total of 36 dams statewide breached during last month's historic rainfall. Homes and businesses flooded, roads washed out, and many bridges weren't safe |tto| wrj| hxq| luq| mjz| jkd| fzm| hif| nle| kqr| yhi| hce| itc| zbm| udr| clv| ipr| hjc| tks| uhz| hko| kbb| bkl| frd| hwg| flk| yvd| gfa| ckm| uzk| pde| jvu| zxf| nvo| lfh| qoe| hrd| btu| gur| qkg| kuf| iqd| jmw| onw| ctc| wxg| yth| ljg| wfp| crw|