N.C. beach homes are eroding into the ocean

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N.C. beach homes are eroding into the ocean

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Жыл бұрын

Coastal erosion and rising water levels fueled by climate change have begun to pull beach homes in Rodanthe, N.C., into the Atlantic Ocean. Subscribe to The Washington Post on KZfaq: wapo.st/2QOdcqK
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@bonnieprice9482 Жыл бұрын

Dont build your house on the sand.. build it on a rock ...but not sand stone or gypsum..!!!

@geminisunleomoon Жыл бұрын

They built homes directly on unconsolidated sediment of the coastal plains..Sand 😁 I live in the Ohio Valley where rock bed was formed from seas in the area hundreds of millions of yrs again. Mainly limestone and shale where I live. Lots of underground caves and underground springs in Kentucky 😊

@Dkggdd Жыл бұрын

Ok!!!!!

@erikandcolleenmallery 9 ай бұрын

@@geminisunleomoonI like in PA and it is the same here. I just found out. They have a lot of sink holes. My neighbor has three "fairy circles" of fungus living under it. Should I be concerned about my house sinking or not? Thanks.

@johnr5252 Ай бұрын

Building huge houses on a sand bar. Genius.

@dannyfelipe2826 6 ай бұрын

I hope they clean this up before anything else goes into the ocean

@danimiller3648 2 ай бұрын

My sister lives in the OBX and I lived on the beach in Virginia Beach. I never understood why these homes were built this way......the arrogance of man.

@StarSurvivor1585 10 ай бұрын

I feel so bad you lost your ocean front summer home you built next to the ocean? 🙄🙄

@JB-by1zl 10 ай бұрын

Charge them a boat load in fines for putting all that debris in the ocean. You knew it was a risk and still moved forward with construction.

@chelseafuller8412 10 ай бұрын

I understand and mostly agree but I’m sure a lot of the homes were built a very long time ago. So the erosion wasn’t as intense and the coastline wasn’t nearly as close to the water as it is today. Also, I wouldn’t doubt a few of the homes have been within the same families for at least 2-3 generations. 😊 just wanted to say that. But yes if they know this is happening and buy or build homes right there, then yes.

@SkyOceanBleu 10 ай бұрын

Wow imagine seeing their homes fall into the ocean and come read a comment like yours.

@billymartin1874 Ай бұрын

Pretty asinine thing to say

@johnferreira174 11 ай бұрын

Well if other coastal communities built their houses on beach, then yes they will possibly face this issue.

@matnzone4151 2 ай бұрын

Should never have had homes built on sand

@TheBFactor9 2 ай бұрын

TYJ for reclaiming our oceans 🌊 we all are privileged to admire it!!

@ccasey1904 4 күн бұрын

I am going to be honest and brutal. There should NOT be houses or dwellings built this close or on the Atlantic Ocean. I really have a problem with it including where the heck the contents of the toilet go. Glad to see the ocean is demolishing these horrible dwellings. Don’t know why the heck that state allows people to build on the beach anyway. Yay!!! These homes are falling into the ocean.

@HairHoFla Жыл бұрын

Used to love the outter banks ..and just bought a sailboat in Elizabeth City...so erosion isnt an issue for me...except Im saddened

@rileyjdavies Ай бұрын

You’d think those homeowners that do have land elsewhere to move THEIR at-risk homes to, would offer their neighbours space on their plot - obviously for a fee, potentially a delayed payment etc but I also find it shocking that everyone hasn’t bought one plot of land together as a community and moved their houses there.

@dls300 6 ай бұрын

So sad.

@Songbird97 2 ай бұрын

You guys keep saying it’s their fault for building right in the water.. what you’re ignorant to is that THOSE HOUSES RIGHT ON THE WATER… WERE BUILT AWAY FROM THE WATER.. the water level simply rise (heard there was actually a road in front of those houses, and then more sand then water).. and these are San dunes the water makes the sand shift around.. it’s not entirely their fault.