8 houses in 3 days .......that's the number of houses gone .......i still had to post how stupid are people .......... to build on sand .......and why do people do this ....... build on stilts .......... it must be nice to have that money to waste.....i mean the fact that a house is built on stilts ......... would be a red flag to me ....... that near the beach .......and as we all know ! ........ today .......2025.........with the so called global warming ....... ...i personally think it's rigged .......the weather that is ......but hey !!!!!........ being that close to the sand ........ you know the ground is not stable ....... and you are going to build a massive house on sand bar .......i mean........ i get to be near the beach but on the beach everyone knows it' a matter of time before the sea /ocean is going to get it .........but the allure of ocean front views ...... still magnetizes the rich......... and their wallets ......... at a cost ...........Florida has been fucked more times........ than bunny blue........(if you do not know who bunny blue is .......... you should not be in here....... dumbass ).........keep up with life fuckers !!!!!!....really !!!!!!..........like i say the rich have money to waste ......... while children are dying of hunger and being bombed by civilized........ so called countries ........i guess that is all that matters.......... is to have your dinner parties........ at your oceanfront view ......at what cost .........
8 houses collapse over 3 days as hurricanes roar off East Coast
Another unoccupied house in Buxton, North Carolina, fell victim to the Atlantic Ocean's pounding surf on the night of Oct. 1, bringing the count to seven collapsed homes within about 30 hours.
An eighth house fell on the evening of Oct. 2, the National Park Service said. The houses are collapsing as a result of hurricanes Humberto and Imelda, which made a mess of the Atlantic Ocean in the coastal waters off North Carolina's Outer Banks. Huge waves continued on the evening of Oct. 2, but conditions are forecast to begin improving, the National Weather Service said.
Five of the unoccupied houses on the oceanfront collapsed from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 30, along Cape Hatteras National Seashore as a high tide pounded the beach and washed over dunes, the park service said. Another unoccupied house collapsed that evening at 11 p.m., when the weather service estimated the surf height on Sept. 30 at 8 to 12 feet.
The seventh house collapsed on Oct. 1, around 8 p.m., the seashore announced. Almost 24 hours later, the 8th house slid into the ocean.
Where and when did the houses collapse?
Sept. 30, 2-2:45 p.m.
46001 Cottage Avenue
46002 Cottage Avenue
46007 Cottage Avenue
46209 Tower Circle Road
46211 Tower Circle Road
Sept. 30, 11 p.m.
46203 Tower Circle Road
Oct. 1, 8 p.m.
46207 Tower Circle Road
Oct. 2, Before 5 p.m.
46221 Tower Circle Road
A changing seashore
The latest collapse brings the total number of homes lost to the ocean since May 2020 to 20, as the Outer Banks grapples with questions about communities built along the coast on a barrier island subject to some of nature's most dynamic forces.
Shorelines change rapidly along the 75 miles of beach included within the national seashore, the park service wrote in a report to Congress in late 2024. However, erosion has accelerated in recent years, with the shoreline retreating at a rate of roughly 4 feet per year, according to the report.
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Some of the homes now collapsing were once a few lots back from the beach, local residents told USA TODAY.
Sea level rise also takes a toll. Federal projections indicate sea level rise in the region could rise as much as 14 inches by 2050, bringing a tenfold increase in the number of coastal flooding days.
It’s everywhere: Sea-level rise’s surprising reach damaging more than East Coast shoreline
It's not only hurricanes that can batter the seashore and move incredible volumes of water and sand. Winter Nor'easters can wreak similar damage. Of the total collapsed houses, one fell in February 2022 and another succumbed in March 2023.
Removing collapsed home debris from the beach can take weeks or even months, the park service reported.
Years of tumultuous discussion and research have taken place in communities along the Outer Banks, as property owners, as well as officials at the local, state, and federal government level have explored and debated how to preserve the lone highway that stretches along the Outer Banks, homes, local economies, and the seashore itself.
While houses have been collapsing in Buxton and Rodanthe, eventually erosion and receding beaches in "many other villages" is likely to leave more oceanfront structures threatened along the scenic highway, the park service concluded.
In 2023, the national seashore bought two of the threatened properties within its boundaries for market value, with assistance and funding from the National Park Trust and Land and Water Conservation Fund. The homes were then removed. The seashore said the project would help assist property owners who did not have viable options to move the structures or promptly remove debris if they collapsed, and help restore the beach and provide public beach access.
Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, covers climate change, wildlife and the environment. Reach her at dpulver@usatoday.com or @dinahvp on Bluesky or X or dinahvp.77 on Signal.
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