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Six unoccupied beachfront homes collapsed into the Atlantic surf along North Carolina’s Outer Banks as two hurricanes swirled offshore.
The stilted houses created dangerous debris fields, prompting officials to close roads and suspend ferry service on nearby islands.
Eighteen privately owned houses have now collapsed since 2020 as rising seas from global warming erode the barrier islands.
Six unoccupied houses along North Carolina’s Outer Banks have collapsed into the ocean as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda rumble in the Atlantic, the latest private beachfront structures to fall as sea levels rise due to global warming.
Five of the homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed Tu