Multiple houses have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks, with the latest incident occurring in Rodanthe. Erosion and rising sea levels are cited as causes, leading to six collapses in the past four years. Severe weather, including a nor'easter, has exacerbated the situation, with two collapses in Rodanthe in May 2022.
A stretch of beach that's a no-go zone after a 6th house collapsed into the ocean on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 4 years has put the issue of U.S. coastal erosion into focus https://t.co/dDxLvVwBBX
"May" --> "Will" "Another N.C. beach house just fell into the ocean. Others may follow" https://t.co/aDdz1J8h7g
🇺🇸 HOUSE COLLAPSES INTO OCEAN ON OUTER BANKS A house in Rodanthe, North Carolina, collapsed into the ocean early Tuesday, marking the sixth such incident in the past four years. Erosion has been a significant issue, leading to similar collapses recently. Cape Hatteras… https://t.co/AqEZGJIgzE
Severe weather exacerbates the situation, with two of the six house collapses happening in Rodanthe during a nor’easter on May 10, 2022. https://t.co/VgmxAGHvcP
A beach home on North Carolina's Outer Banks collapsed into the sea this week, the sixth one in the last four years. https://t.co/SnGXW7z42u https://t.co/yFU7yN589f
In Rodanthe and Buxton, North Carolina, many properties that once had backyard buffer land and sand separating houses from the ocean have since been inundated regularly with sea water. https://t.co/VgmxAGI32n
Erosion along the seashore has caused five other house collapses since 2020, officials said. https://t.co/VgmxAGI32n
The house in Rodanthe, North Carolina, collapsed at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, CHNS officials said. https://t.co/VgmxAGI32n
House collapses on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, sixth in four years https://t.co/cP7pnqx1Re https://t.co/25FJenvlv6
Outer Banks house collapses in ocean, latest incident along NC coast https://t.co/Urh6QfSqtv
An unoccupied house collapsed in the Outer Banks in North Carolina this week, the sixth dwelling lost in the past four years, according to officials for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. https://t.co/zeax86NYLD
House collapses on North Carolina's Outer Banks, sixth in four years - https://t.co/ZDqXKNbq35
Another house collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean in North Carolina this week due to rising sea levels and erosion. https://t.co/XPRqIoyEbc https://t.co/CZpsHwDQxy
This is the sixth house to collapse along the Outer Banks in the past four years. https://t.co/2bchaCJXj8
Another house has collapsed into the sea along North Carolina's #OuterBanks, leaving the #beach littered with debris including sharp nails and wood pieces. Pattrn explains why this keeps happening. https://t.co/czBSfbER4h
A 6th house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks https://t.co/B6VsZjoJ1h
Another house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's coast, the sixth to fall along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore's beaches in the past four years, according to U.S. National Park Service officials. https://t.co/aTDMLGtVEm
U.S. National Park Service officials say an unoccupied house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks. https://t.co/jf8V3WN65k
Another N.C. beach house just fell into the ocean. Others may follow https://t.co/OECGZkFUbF https://t.co/84IOg7OtpN
Angry Atlantic Ocean swallows sixth home along Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina https://t.co/SI7MUQJMKo
Not "rising seas." It's this:👇 “If you’re going to buy on the oceanfront, that’s a roll of the dice,” Dare County Commissioner Danny Couch told The Post during one visit in late 2022. “It always has been and always will be.” The house lasted 54 years on the beach. That was a… https://t.co/Vv0nytp6G5
Another home collapsed along the Outer Banks, this time on Memorial Day: https://t.co/KjevmNqg1f