This is worth watching. Many of the issues we encounter in SC are greatly complicated by heirs property. This is a look at the history of several African American communities in the Charleston area and the struggle to maintain a community identity. Subtitle might be, "Mt. Pleasant Sucks!"
The Center For Heirs' Property Preservation presents: 5 Historic African American Communities
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The Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation presents an additional video presentation featuring 5 Charleston area Historic African American Communities. Thi...
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Coastal Commission Order to Homeowners to Remove Seawall and Pay $1 Million Fine Upheld
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The Court of Appeal upheld a Coastal Commission cease-and-desist order requiring demolition of a seawall and payment of a $1 million penalty by homeowners
Here is what frustrates us. It is not so much that we continue to make little progress getting infrastructure out of harm's way. It is the fact that we continue to put more infrastructure IN harms way and reduce the existing natural protection that many properties already have. The maritime forest in this video is now scheduled for radical pruning and tree removal through a recent settlement between the Town of Sullivan's Island and a few oceanfront property owners who wanted a better view.![]()
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Sullivan's Island Maritime Forest
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This is the portion of Sullivan's Island, SC that is threatened by a new proposal for radical pruning and tree removal.
Not much beach left
'Soft Solution' for Beach in Montauk | The East Hampton Star
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With many parts of the Town of East Hampton at moderate, high, or extreme risk of flooding, the planned October start of the project's implementation was prominent in "Montauk's Coastal Resiliency and...
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[Letter from Saipan] Perfect Storm, by Sierra Crane Murdoch | Harper's Magazine
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When is it time to abandon a place to climate change?
More excellent reporting from the Charleston Post and Courier. Long ago, in Rob's Doctoral Dissertation, he documented how trees in coastal wetlands can hold off rising sea level by lowering the water table (pumping large amounts of water out of the ground and putting it into the sky). Take away the trees, the water table pops up. Unrestrained and unplanned development can make things worse for everyone.![]()
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Charleston area lost more than 10,000 acres of tree cover since 1992, making floods worse
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A new analysis for The Post and Courier’s Rising Waters project shows how the Charleston area’s unprecedented building boom has made us more vulnerable amid the accelerating forces of climate
Rob Moore asks, “Is it the time for us to put behind us the 100-year flood plain as the benchmark for flood risk?” Rob Young: YES! Defining a 100-year floodplain in a wide variety of geomorphic settings during a changing climate is, quite frankly, impossible. Even 2 feet of freeboard would not have been enough in South Carolina during Florence.![]()
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Emergency Experts Contemplate What FEMA Should Do Next
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Here’s how the Biden Administration should strengthen emergency preparedness, according to a group of authorities
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2 Hurricanes Devastated Central America. Will the Ruin Spur a Migration Wave?
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The storms displaced hundreds of thousands of people, creating a new class of refugees with more reason than ever to migrate north and setting up an early test for the incoming Biden administration.
The Town of North Topsail Beach (NTB) is trying to figure out how to pay for their small portion of a 50-yr beach nourishment plan. NTB is one of the most vulnerable barrier island communities on the US East Coast. But, the USACE of engineers has convinced them that they will be able to protect everything for 50 more years with beach nourishment. It is not true. The Corps is dangerously misleading local communities with these 50-yr plans.![]()
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Town Eyes New Tax Districts For Sand Project | Coastal Review Online
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North Topsail Beach won't use a town-wide property tax increase solely to pay for a $672 million, 50-year federal beach renourishment project, but the creation of two new tax districts appears li
"I lift my lamp beside the humpback whale..."A Whale of a Tale![]()
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Photographer Bjoern Kils, NY Media Boat captured this image of a humpback whale as it passes the Statue of Liberty on December 8, 2020. ![]()
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Humpback whales live in oceans around the world. They travel incredible distances every year and have one of the longest migrations of any mammal on the planet. Some populations swim 5,000 miles from tropical breeding grounds to colder, productive feeding grounds. In recent years, the mammals have entered the New York Upper Bay with greater frequency. This whale appears to be heading southeast toward the Atlantic Ocean. Here's hoping he or she enjoyed their urban adventure. ![]()
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[Image Description: The arched back of a humpback whale breaks the water surface of the bay just as it passes Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty.]
Seas are rising faster than ever
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A new satellite will monitor coastal hot spots, where currents amplify global trends
Here is another example of; "If we build here, it undermines any progress we make elsewhere."![]()
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Repeat flooded property near Folly underscores sea-rise threat to land slated for homes
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Lots slated for home development on Bowens Island Road, in the city of Folly Beach, have been underwater during recent king tides, raising concern about plans for the property.
InterestingLuxury resorts line the coast of the Caspian Sea in Awaza, Turkmenistan. Located about 7.5 miles (12 km) west of the city of Turkmenbashi, this special tourist zone constructed its first hotel in 2004 and now has at least 22 hotels and resorts. Due to its remote location and ultra-modern architecture, Awaza has been called the “least-known and most peculiar beach resort in the world.”![]()
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Very nice piece on important, on-going work by our friend Chip Fletcher and colleagues in Hawaii. We can build all the seawalls we want and pump sand for 50 years onto beaches, but the groundwater is still going to rise up from beneath us, permanently flooding low-lying areas. If municipalities are not responding to this reality, a lot of money will be wasted.![]()
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The Rising Tide Underfoot | Hakai Magazine
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Changing sea levels are pushing groundwater into new and problematic places.
www.wect.com/2020/11/16/ocean-isle-beachs-terminal-groin-lawsuit-will-be-heard-by-fourth-circuit-...
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It’s a lawsuit four years in the making, and one the Town of Ocean Isle Beach hopes is resolved soon.
Oh my.UPDATE: Iota set to make landfall in about 2 to 3 hours with winds of 160 mph and gusts up to 195 mph. A 15-20 foot storm surge and 20-30 inches of rain possible. Eta hit the same area just 13 days ago as a cat. 4 storm. What are the chances of this? I would guess over a million to one. Please visit our website Mysuncoast.com to help with relief.
Terrible news for those in Central America still recovering from Hurricane Eta a couple weeks ago.
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Iota has exploded into a Category 5 hours before its siege begins in Central America. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
That is the problem, isn't it. Pretty much everywhere. And by the way, Key Biscayne will not be sustainable 50 years from now.![]()
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"Being included in the feasibility is positive news for Key Biscayne, but it is only the first step in a longer process, with the overall goal to be included in the 50-year shoreline protection program, she said. Ongoing beach nourishment projects cost between $2.5 million and $5 million. “The problem we have is there is no mechanism in place that keeps the sand on our beaches’’![]()
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Village gets a boost: We are back in the US Army Corps’ beach study
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Key Biscayne’s long term beach management received a major boost Friday as officials learned the village has been included in the Miami-Dade County Coastal Storm Risk Management feasibility study be...