Rising Waters – The Post and Courier
Credit: Lauren Petracca/Staff @Post and Courier.
Article Synopsis – An area’s tree canopy is a “key measure of its ability to manage floods, and since 1992, Charleston has lost more than 10,000 acres of tree cover”. In some places, “up to 22% of the tree canopy has been lost”. Trees make cities cooler and return “7 out of every 10 inches of rain to the atmosphere”. To read the actual article click here.