Outer Banks community spending $50 million to save its beachfront economy
A $50 million effort is underway to restore miles of eroded shoreline in Buxton, a village on one of the barrier islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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Outer Banks homes face erosion, rising sea levels
Communities in North Carolina are scrambling to protect their shorelines as rising sea levels and erosion threaten homes, with many lost in the past few years. Skyler Henry has more.
20 years after Hurricane Katrina, a barrier island in Alabama is disappearing
Dauphin Island has been shrinking and is now facing a dire existential crisis. It will take millions of dollars from several grant sources to preserve what's left, but a federal program that provides funds is in limbo.
Louisiana scraps coastal erosion project designed to rebuild wetlands
It's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina exposed the extent of Louisiana's coastal erosion.
Fight over Louisiana coastal erosion project
A coastal erosion project in Louisiana meant to protect against a hurricane's powerful effects is now at the center of a political storm. Kati Weis reports.
Just how fast is Miami sinking into the Atlantic Ocean?
A study from the University of Miami has startling answers.
Smith Island residents determined to stay as climate change impacts home
Smith Island residents have faced years of climate-driven adversity, but the ones who call the Maryland island home have no plans of leaving, despite the rising sea levels and erosion.
How climate change is threatening homes on North Carolina's barrier islands
In the last four years, the Atlantic Ocean has toppled 10 homes on Hatteras Island. Residents are grappling with an unknown future.
Erosion takes toll on Outer Banks
Rising sea levels and more intense storms driven by climate change are making it difficult for the residents who live on North Carolina's Outer Banks, a series of barrier islands. In the last four years, the Atlantic has toppled 10 homes on Hatteras Island as officials are searching for new ways to adapt. David Schechter has more.
Why are houses collapsing on Outer Banks?
Three houses have collapsed into the ocean in Rodanthe, North Carolina, in less than a week — and they're likely not the last. Here's why.
Why are houses falling into the sea in Rodanthe, North Carolina?
Video shows the moment an Outer Banks home collapsed into the sea, the 10th house collapse in four years.
"Furry"-clawed invasive crab that terrorizes fisherman found in New York
New Yorkers have a new critter to be wary of: crabs with "furry" claws that terrorize fishermen and cause erosion.
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Restoration project turns trash into treasure
Louisiana's lakes and marshes provide protection from storms and hurricanes, but have seen significant erosion in recent years. Two students found a way to turn everyday waste into a solution. Michelle Miller reports.
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