Enrollment rises, internships expand 1 year after relaunch of SC college’s island research site
The University of South Carolina was at risk of losing control of Pritchards Island research site, located off the southern ...
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Sea Islands Hurricane of 1893 packed 121 mph winds, 16-foot storm surge, 2,000 deaths
From agriculture to racial relations and politics, the Sea Islands Hurricane of 1893 had far-reaching impacts.
Research booms at USC-owned island after $1M boost. McMaster: Pritchards is ‘Garden of Eden’
Pritchards Island is deemed one of the best outdoor labs on the East Coast. It’s become a selling point as USCB develops a ...
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Sea Islands Hurricane of 1893 packed 121 mph winds, 16-foot storm surge, 2,000 deaths
Grego recently authored Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 shaped the Lowcountry South, which was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2022. In 2008 ...
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The Remote Town in South Carolina We Simply Can’t Get Enough Of
South Carolina’s sea islands offer so much in the way of natural beauty; in fact, the simple act of getting there seems to be ...
A Dye Is Cast: Fripp Island’s $7 Million Makeover Tees Up New Golf Era
A Dye Design Group revamp of this South Carolina sea island's Ocean Point course raises Fripp's golf profile in a region teeming with top-quality tracks ...
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What is sea pork, and why does it wash up on Hilton Head Island beaches during hurricane season?
Hurricane season often displaces Lowcountry creatures from their usual turf. But have you ever seen this strange pink blob on ...
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First 43 monkeys got loose, now there’s an emu on the run. Is SC the ‘new Florida’?
Pixabay Last week in South Carolina, people were searching for 43 monkeys. Now they’re searching for a loose emu. Residents ...
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Hurricane Rafael forms in the Caribbean Sea and expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico
An active 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season continues as Rafael strengthens into a category 1 storm. It's expected to batter ...
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Sea Island statehouse race pits 5-term incumbent vs. businesswoman. Where do they differ?
Republican Shelley Gay Yuhas faces Democrat Michael Rivers for the state House seat representing the northern sea islands of Beaufort County ...
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Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 forms in the Caribbean
The National Hurricane Center has started advisories on PTC 18, which will likely become the next named storm of the season.
Deep sea explorer from the Carolinas trying to find Amelia Earhart’s lost plane
In 1937, famed aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan went missing over the Pacific Ocean on what was to be a ...