How Hatteras Island is confronting home collapses while owners push for faster solutions – Island Free Press

A line of houses, some more than a half-century old, were once positioned safely back from the ocean. Now, roughly four dozen sit with pilings exposed, septic systems visible above the tide, and decks hanging over a void where the beach used to be…
What happens when oceanfront homes are on the brink: A look at the before and after of collapses – Island Free Press

The recurring collapse of oceanfront homes along Hatteras Island has become one of the most pressing coastal management challenges on the Outer Banks…