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After decades of work to establish a maritime museum in Hatteras, villagers were there to celebrate the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum reopening Monday with a new exhibit gallery awash in centuries of dramatic maritime history.

While leaders are still seeking more funding for beach nourishment projects, other approaches such as moving or demolishing homes are also being tried.

North Carolina’s candidate filing period for the 2024 election closed Friday, and 23 candidates from the Outer Banks filed for election, along with three candidates from inland counties who would also represent the Outer Banks if elected. Three local Republican candidates will run unopposed.

North Carolina’s Outer Banks area is a famed vacation spot, but its islands are always on the move; as sea levels rise and storms strengthen, engineers are battling to keep island communities from washing away.

Despite the risks of building on barrier islands, developers kept constructing homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Now, as sea level rises and storms become more frequent and powerful, the famed vacation spot is fighting an increasingly difficult battle to keep from washing ...

The gradual nature of sea-level rise means that for many coastal communities, it can feel like a distant threat. That is not the case on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

A neighborhood of vacation homes off the coast of North Carolina has become a symbol of the effects of rising oceans.

Beach houses on the Outer Banks are being swallowed by the sea

A neighborhood of vacation homes off the coast of North Carolina has become a symbol of the effects of rising oceans.

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