Fast-forward 33 years.<\/p>\n
The sea level has risen 4.2 inches since then.<\/p>\n
Last year, the city’s low-lying areas saw 50 days of nuisance flooding, a record.<\/p>\n
Three mega storms in the past three years turned the city of Charleston\u2019s largest medical district into a virtually inaccessible island.<\/p>\n
And some city officials still talk about the \u201cgenerational challenge\u201d that rising seas present.<\/p>\n
That doesn\u2019t sit well with Mike Seekings, a city councilman who spent the past few days tromping around city streets as nuisance tides once again cut off thoroughfares in his district.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast night between 8:30 and 9 o\u2019clock, there was a foot of water at Broad and Lockwood,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can\u2019t live in a city when roads are closed on good days and roads to hospitals are closed on bad days.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is no longer a generational challenge, he added. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking about doing things for so long. Let\u2019s start these projects now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Some leaders say the time is now 2 act 2 save Charleston #SouthCarolina<\/a> from rising seas-In 33 yrs, sea level +4.2" https:\/\/t.co\/5C6zAYOrkv<\/a><\/p>\n — Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) September 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n