Another Case of Drowning
We recently wrote about how an island nation is drowning in India. Here in the US, Alaska is facing major weather changes. Now, due to the rise in the ocean levels, an island off South Carolina is disappearing.
A photo taken in 2003 of the Isle of Palms resort shows a large beach. Another photo, taken in December in the same place, reveals that the beach and its dunes have disappeared. Instead, there are rows of sandbags, that have been put there to keep nearby buildings from flooding.
In the Daniel Island News, Tom Ratzloff quotes Charleston Mayor Joe Riley as saying, “We?re facing some tough, difficult issues?the responsibility for us in this country and other developing countries is that we have responsibility for planning regionally.”
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