Five Homes Lost in a Day Highlight the Growing Cost of Inaction on NC Erosion

Five homes lost in a day highlight the growing cost of inaction on NC erosion

Five homes collapsed in Buxton as powerful surf chews away the shoreline. The debris now stretches for miles, and so do the questions -- who pays to clean it up, and how long can North Carolina's disappearing coast afford to wait for answers?

5 more homes collapse in Outer Banks, have lost roughly 675 feet of shoreline since 1987

Five more unoccupied houses have collapsed in Buxton as North Carolina's Outer Banks lose coastline.

More beachfront homes in the Outer Banks have fallen into the Atlantic - The Pulse of NH

A one-story beach cottage fell into the Atlantic Ocean on the Outer Banks March 13, 2023, the fourth home to collapse into the sea on Hatteras Island in the past year. (Daniel Pullen/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Several more North Carolina homes have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean, and more could collapse in the coming days, according to the National Park Service.Five unoccupied homes in the Outer Ba…