Toby Cox

2 days ago | postandcourier.com | Toby Cox

The names of future Atlantic storms that form between now and 2030 have been published by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization. Hurricane season starts June 1. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices. It is supported by donations and grants to the nonprofit Public Service and Investigative Fund, whose contributors are subject to the same coverage we apply to everyone else.

1 week ago | postandcourier.com | Toby Cox

HALSEY CREEK — It was low tide when the two boats carrying volunteers and supplies arrived at the mouth of Halsey Creek. The marsh near Charleston's Wagener Terrace neighborhood was exposed, but the tide would be rising soon. Every day, waves and tides threaten to eat away the landscape. At the whim of the sea, it's held together by oysters and patches of spartina grass. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices.

2 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Toby Cox

It was a perfect spring day. The weather was warm but not hot. Birds chirped in the trees overhead. Recent storms had washed away much of the pollen that plagued residents for weeks. People rolled atop their bikes into Hampton Park. Old friends caught up; newcomers introduced themselves. Some fiddled with their helmets, and others tested out loaner bikes. An offering of sunscreen appeared on a bench. Someone announced they had snacks to share. The crowd was pumped.

2 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Toby Cox

Umbrellas, chairs and coolers have been dusted off. Bathing suits, towels and sunscreen are ready to go. Snacks and beach balls wait to be packed. A whole summer of beach days is on the horizon. As locals and vacationers get ready for fun in the sun, the S.C. Department of Environmental Services also is gearing up for warmer weather. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Toby Cox

As the artists plucked plastic and glass bottles, candy wrappers, cans and fishing nets from the waters, inspiration stirred, stories unfolded. They imagined childhoods spent in the Lowcountry and how polluted waters affect the ecosystems essential to Gullah-Geechee people — descendants of enslaved West and Central Africans living in the coastal Southeast. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices.