For coastal residents, what once seemed unimaginable is becoming reality. Along North Carolina's Outer Banks, beach houses perched on eroding sand are being hauled inland as rising tides threaten to swallow them, according to The Guardian. On Hatteras Island, crews are racing to save homes, using excavators, chains, and wheeled jacks to lift the structures and roll them away from the surf. Since September, nearly 20 homes have collapsed into the…