Sixth House Collapses into Ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks
TL;DR
A sixth house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks, prompting beach closures and cleanup efforts due to dangerous debris. The region's narrow, low-lying barrier islands are increasingly vulnerable to storm surges and rising sea levels, exacerbated by climate change.
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- A 6th house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks The Associated Press
- Another Home Collapses In Carolinas' Vulnerable Outer Banks - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel
- UPDATE: Cleanup underway for oceanfront home collapse in Rodanthe; one-mile section of shoreline closed Island Free Press
- Another Outer Banks house collapses into the ocean, the latest such incident along NC coast USA TODAY
- Beach goers react as oceanfront house collapses in Rodanthe WITN
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