Yale Climate Connections: Why a Charleston woman decided to demolish her home
For years, Elizabeth Boineau lived in South Carolina, near the Ashley River and Charleston Harbor.
But when two major storms brought floodwaters close to her door, she realized her home was at risk, and it would get worse with sea-level rise.
“It became so real and even more frightening realizing that the next flood that came through could be the end of me,” Boineau says.
