Shifting Sands: Carolina’s Outer Banks Face a Precarious Future – Yale Environment 360
Cottages have been tumbling into the ocean for as long as humans have been building along the Outer Banks. The difference now is that they appear to be falling in at a faster rate, and scores of homes are now at risk.
Areas of the Outer Banks have retreated over 200 feet in the last two decades and are currently losing about 13 feet a year…
North Carolina’s Legislation on Hardened Structures Reconsidered
North Carolina law has prohibited hardened structures on its beaches and inlets for more than two decades.
Erosion and Sea Level Rise on North Topsail Beach
Orrin H. Pilkey and area locals offer their perspective on North Topsail Beach, North Carolina.
North Carolina: A Journey on the Coast
This film explores the issues of the North Carolina coast through interviews with coastal experts and visits to numerous sites along the NC coast.
North Carolina: The Beaches Are Moving
World famous coastal geologist Orrin H. Pilkey takes us to the beach and explains why erosion has become a problem.
South Nags Head, North Carolina; By Orrin H. Pilkey, Norma Longo & Joseph T. Kelly
South Nags Head, North Carolina, is a 5 mile long, 200 meter wide, strip of beach cottage development at the south end of town of Nags Head.