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hatrack

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Mon Jun 18, 2018, 07:49 AM Jun 2018

Charleston Among Riskiest Cities In America For Continual SLR Flooding

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 2 feet, considered by climate experts to be a worst-case scenario.

That's according to an analysis of data released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists in a study that estimates how many properties will regularly flood along the coasts over the next century, given a range of predictions.

While this sort of study is published often, this one is unique in that it shows what could happen in the near future to the property values and overall tax bases in frequently flooded coastal communities.

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The research shows that South Carolina ranks fifth in the nation for most homes at risk in 2045 and by the end of the century. The study estimates that more than 16,000 of homes, mostly in the Lowcountry, will flood dozens of times a year by 2045. That would displace the roughly 24,000 people living there today, sink property values and possibly lead to large-scale problems for the housing market and the tourism economy.

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https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sea-level-rise-study-shows-charleston-area-one-of-the/article_c4b499d4-6ff5-11e8-abee-b32f453c638c.html

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