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AT WAR WITH Mother Nature

“A foot of water in your kitchen, not once but three times, is a radicalizing experience.”

FOR THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS, THE sea level in Charleston Harbor has risen about an inch every decade. Now it’s rising about an inch every two years.

Charlestonians, no matter their political persuasion, know climate change is real. The city is among the most vulnerable in America to global warming, and offers a preview into what will be coming soon to a coastal community near you. The lesson of Charleston is that even

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