US Edition2 More Beachfront Homes Near Collapse as a Hurricane Waves Pound North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Climate change and erosion threaten dozens of North Carolina Outer Banks homes, with 11 collapsing since 2020 and some losing up to 15 feet of beachfront annually, officials say.
- Two houses near Rodanthe on North Carolina’s Outer Banks are at serious risk of collapse as powerful waves threaten their foundations.
- Since 2020, the ocean has claimed 11 adjacent properties along the coast as worsening beach erosion and rising sea levels continue to erode the shoreline.
- Storm surge from hurricanes such as Erin exacerbate existing threats, with officials reporting that about 750 out of approximately 8,800 coastal buildings in North Carolina are vulnerable to erosion.
- Braxton Davis emphasized that this is a widespread problem affecting the entire nation, noting that as ocean waters continue to climb, conditions are expected to deteriorate further.
- Implementing measures like transporting dredged sand or relocating homes in Rodanthe may require expenditures exceeding $40 million, which presents a significant burden given the community’s limited tax revenue.
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Homes near collapse on Outer Banks as crews continue prepping for worst of Hurricane Erin
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — From Wrightsville to Rodanthe, beach towns along the N.C. coast are getting pelted with massive waves from Hurricane Erin. The timing for the worst of Hurricane Erin's impacts on these areas will be overnight Thursday and into Friday morning, according to Storm Team Meteorologist Rachel Duensing, who is in Rodanthe to bring us the latest on conditions there, where two homes are near collapse. Hurricane Erin expected t…
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My Mother Lode2 more beachfront homes near collapse as a hurricane waves pound North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Two homes on the North Carolina Outer Banks sit precariously in the high waves with their days seemingly numbered. Since 2020, 11 neighboring homes have fallen into the Atlantic Ocean. While the swells from storms like Hurricane Erin make things worse, the conditions threatening the houses are always present — beach erosion and climate change are sending the ocean closer and closer to their front doors. The two houses in the surf in Rodanthe hav…
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2 more beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane Erin's waves pound North Carolina's Outer Banks
Two homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks sit precariously in high waves generated by Hurricane Erin with their days seemingly numbered.
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