Wando River shoreline at low tide. Image by Captain Albert E. Theberge, NOAA Corps (ret.)
- South Carolina Climatology Office
The Climatology Office has lots of information on climate topics, such as severe weather, flooding, temperature, and notable events.
- Climate Characteristics for Selected South Carolina Cities
Find out the average temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and other climate information for 3 South Carolina cities.
- Great Weather in South Carolina
Darius Rucker from Hootie and the Blowfish talks about his home state of South Carolina and how much he loves the weather and being able to golf in February.
Lakes & Rivers
- Carolina Bays
Carolina Bays are oval-shaped ponds and wetlands that occur along the Atlantic coast, many in South Carolina.
- The Big Picture-The Catawba River
Watch a video or listen to the radio show about the preservation efforts for the Catawba River.
Visit The Three Rivers in Columbia and The Estuary in Charleston and explore the natural and cultural of the rivers.
Marine & Ground Water
- Tides: Why do they happen?
Find out why we have tides along the coast.
- A Line in the Sand: Nourishing South Carolina’s Beaches
South Carolina beaches are fighting erosion in multiple ways.
Groundwater is the supply of freshwater found beneath the earth’s surface.
- Real-Time Water Levels for South Carolina
Explore current water levels of rivers and lakes in South Carolina.
Longleaf pine forest. Image by William D. Boyer, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
- Birth of the Mountains
Explore the geologic story of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
- South Carolina Soil
Lynchburg soil is found along the Coastal Plain.
- General Soil Map of South Carolina
What kinds of soil are featured in your region?
- NatureScene-Forty Acre Rock
Forty Acre Rock Preserve is an unique geological area boasting one of the largest flatrock granite exposures in South Carolina.
- Explore Folly Island
Explore coastal geology and barrier islands with this interactive tutorial.
- The Brevard Zone
The Brevard Fault Zone is a major geologic feature of the Southeast.
- Geologic Cross-Section of South Carolina
This image shows the regions South Carolina and the rock structures underneath.
- Time Scale
What was happening in South Carolina in the Jurassic Period? What about in the Pleistocene Epoch?
- The Southern Appalachians: A Changing World
Watch this video on the Southern Appalachian Mountains, including their birth, landscape, climate, and ecosystem.
- Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
Learn about the unique longleaf pine ecosystem that is an important habitat in the Sandhills region.
- Characterization of the ACE Basin
The ACE Basin contains six distinct ecosystem habitats, from wetlands to uplands.
- Bottomland Hardwoods
Bottomland hardwood forests are river swamps, usually where rivers occasionally cause flooding.
- Marshes of the Lowcountry
The Coastal Plain and Coastal Zone has many marshes and swamp with distinctive plant species.
- Dynamics of the Salt Marsh
Find out what plants and animals live in the salt marshes of the Lowcountry
- The Facts on Wetlands
Learn the facts on South Carolina’s freshwater and saltwater wetlands.