Shoresides
A local solutions journalism podcast by and for BIPOC communities in coastal North Carolina. Through news stories, interviews, updates, and special programs we keep you engaged with local news from across the region.
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Why Outer Banks Houses Keep Collapsing
When a million-dollar beach house in the Outer Banks collapses into the surf, it looks like a sudden disaster. But for the people who study coastal risk, it’s anything but. In this episode, we talk with Travis Klondike of NC State’s Coastal Dynamics Design Lab about why.
Links:
Coastal Dynamics Design Lab (CDDL) at North Carolina State University
https://design.ncsu.edu/research/coastal-dynamics-design-lab/
Five homes lost in a day highlight the growing cost of inaction on NC erosion
https://www.wral.com/weather/5-homes-lost-nc-outer-banks-erosion-october-2025/20481590/An
Photo taken May 10, 2022, showing portion of a collapsed house and debris in the ocean and on the beach at 24265 Ocean Drive, Rodanthe. (NPS Photo)
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