Toby Cox

6 days ago | postandcourier.com | Toby Cox

Charleston’s historic homes are beloved by locals and tourists alike. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that plans are in place to protect the houses and the artifacts they contain in the event of a hurricane. Rising Waters LabThe Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices.

1 week ago | postandcourier.com | Toby Cox

South Carolina’s tidal landscapes — its beaches, sea islands and salt marshes — are cherished for their beauty, ecological importance and billions of tourism dollars they help to bring in every year. The state’s waters currently are closed to offshore oil and gas development. Gov. Henry McMaster says it should stay that way. Environmentalists couldn’t agree more. 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

JOHNS ISLAND — Roughly 400,000 people visit the Angel Oak every year. They admire the texture of its bark, its enormous branches as large as trees themselves and the shade of its canopy. If they could see the live oak’s massive root system sprawling underfoot, they’d marvel at it, too. 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

Dozens of tropical storms and hurricanes have made landfall in South Carolina since 1851. Hundreds more have impacted the state. Meteorologists have noted a growing trend of “rapid intensification” among tropical storms. Several storms seen last hurricane season, including Beryl, Helene and Milton, followed this trend, gaining a sudden energy boost as they approached shore. Hotter oceans contribute.

3 weeks ago | postandcourier.com | Toby Cox

The year is 2040. Against the backdrop of a rising sea and a changing city, daily life in Charleston soggily trudges forward. 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. For more information and to donate, go to postandcourierfund.com.