Yet, 2021 is likely to be the first time in ... to flooding, sea-level rise and the future effects of climate change. The city's planning department created those maps using elevation levels ...

Changes are coming to the City of Charleston’s zoning code ... less future development in areas of lower elevation or that are closer to sea level. “There's very extensive mapping that's ...

Within the next three decades, nearly 8,000 homes in Charleston County could flood at least 26 times a year if the sea level rises by ... She said FEMA maps, which establish the flood-prone ...

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Parts of Charleston County had a coastal flooding advisory ... "The increase in the frequency of coastal flooding ties directly to sea level rise.” He continued. “If you compare the last ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV ... The updates call for less future development in areas of lower elevation or that are closer to sea level. “There's very extensive mapping that's done in our ...