Erosion, insurance gaps, and a race against time for protective projects leave Buxton’s oceanfront at risk – Island Free Press

16 oceanfront homes in Buxton and Rodanthe have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean since mid-September 2025, resulting in widespread debris along the shoreline and prompting an extensive cleanup effort by local and federal stakeholders along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS)…
Five Houses Collapse in North Carolina’s Outer Banks – the New York Times

Stormy weather, strong winds and erosion have swept away more than a dozen houses on the barrier islands since mid-September…
They survived Hurricane Helene. Here’s how they’re doing a year later – Grist

The powerful storm caught many people off guard as it drove through six states. As devastating as it was, did Helene truly change anything?…
“Erosion in Rodanthe: The Fight to Protect the Outer Banks” – the Outer Banks Voice

Dare County has released an in-depth and informative video titled, “Erosion in Rodanthe: The Fight to Protect the Outer Banks,” highlighting the serious erosion issues facing the Village of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island, where rapid erosion and significant shoreline loss has led to 11 oceanfront homes collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean since May 2020…
Home collapses into ocean in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. It’s the 6th time this year – USA Today

A North Carolina coastal storm sent a home into the ocean off the Outer Banks island of Hatteras overnight Friday, marking the sixth house collapse in the area this year.
Photos: The Aftermath of Hurricane Helene – the Atlantic

Late Thursday night, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, with winds gusting up to 140 mph…Millions remain without power as first responders work to reach those in need and search for survivors…
Hurricane Helene’s ‘historic flooding’ made worse by global heating, Fema says – the Guardian

It will be ‘complicated recovery’ in five states, says disaster relief agency, with hurricane killing at least 91 people so far…
Helene Has Killed More Than 110 People, Here Are Some of Their Stories – the New York Times

After the Category 4 hurricane made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast and pummeled the Southeast, some victims’ portraits were coming into focus…
One block on the Outer Banks has had three houses collapse since Friday – the Washington Post

In Rodanthe, N.C., 10 houses have fallen into the ocean since 2020 in an erosion-plagued stretch of the Outer Banks…