Sea level rise along the Southeast U.S. is threatening cities that have survived wars and hurricanes in the past three centuries. The most vulnerable coastal communities sit only a few feet above sea level and are already getting wet at some high tides.
FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2018, file photo, high winds and water surround a house as Hurricane Florence hits Swansboro N.C. Historic coastal cities in the Southeast U.S. have survived disease outbreaks, wars and hurricanes over the past three centuries. Now they are trying to figure how to survive rising seas from climate change.
at some high tides. Scientists estimate the sea will rise another 2 feet to 4 feet in the next 50 years. Local leaders recognize the importance of Swansboro’s charm, but its future is largely out of their hands. “There will need to be political stressors to get people to understand the importance of climate change,” said Beaufort, North Carolina, Mayor Rett Newton.
“I can’t tax anyone else. At the local level, we can’t tax our way out of this,” Newton said, noting his town of 4,200 people collects about $3.5 million a year in taxes. The city’s 7 million visitors each year come looking for old charm along the water, but probably not underfoot. Downpours regularly cause flooding these days, and more thanrecorded in Charleston Harbor have happened in the past four years, pushed by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, Hurricane Irma in 2017 and nor’easter type storms that hit in 2015 and 2018.Charleston is working with the Army Corps on solutions, and everyone agrees sea walls aren’t the only answer.
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