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🌱 What’s really driving Rodanthe’s home collapses and shrinking beaches?

Rodanthe, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Rodanthe! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What’s really driving Rodanthe’s home collapses and shrinking beaches?

Also on today's calendar: Ocrafolk Festival, June 5-7, on Ocracoke Island, NC and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What is always in front of you but can never be seen? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: A t-storm; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Some sun; windy, less humid, temps: high: 68, low: 61.
  • Wednesday: Windy with a chance of rain, with a high of 70 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Corbett examines the tradeoffs of managing a changing Outer Banks coastline at Coastal Studies Institute lecture (islandfreepress.org) — Rodanthe residents are highlighted in a new Coastal Studies Institute talk examining how decades of shoreline retreat led to recent home collapses in Rodanthe and Buxton. Speaker Dr. Reide Corbett explains why erosion, sea level rise, and storms make “holding the line” difficult, and outlines tradeoffs among beach nourishment, hardened structures, and relocating or modifying vulnerable development across the Outer Banks.
   

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  • Recalling George Barnes, first Jockeys Ridge superintendent (outerbanksvoice.com)
  • Protecting NC 12, the Outer Banks' main artery, is a near-daily battle. Can new solutions be found? (pilotonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The future (Thank you Brenda C. for sending it in!)
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