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A beachfront home collapsed into the ocean, spreading debris across miles of the North Carolina shore

Federal officials warned visitors that debris from the Rodanthe home had spread more than seven mil…

Erin Snodgrass   


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Louisiana's coastline is rapidly deteriorating. A nonprofit is teaming up with restaurants to rebuild it using recycled oyster shells.

The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana uses oyster shells from New Orleans restaurants to creat…

Elle Hardy   


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Coastal Andhra on alert as 'Gulab' set to make landfall

Authorities in north coastal Andhra districts were alerted to be prepared as the region is likel…

Libertina Brandt   


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A Controversial Law Is Threatening The Future Of Coastal North Carolina Communities

House Bill 819 was introduced in mid-2011 in response to a 2010 sea-level report compiled by the No…

Chelsea Harvey   


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Nantucket's wealthy had another problem on their beaches this week

A wind turbine blade broke near Nantucket, causing beaches to close as debris littered the sand and…

Madeline Berg   


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Nantucket beach house sells for 90% off and its new owner predicts it won't survive another year

The seller sold the Nantucket property to her neighbor, who knows it's on borrowed time. "Inevitabl…

Thibault Spirlet   


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Homes on billionaire hot spot Nantucket are falling into the ocean at an alarming rate but the wealthy won't stop buying

Nantucket is a billionaire holiday hot spot, but erosion is making homes fall into the ocean. That …

Madeline Berg,Dan Latu   


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Billionaire's million-dollar Nantucket beach house has officially been swept away

Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht's Nantucket beach house has been demolished due to severe ero…

Madeline Berg,Dan Latu   


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The deadly cost of America's housing crisis

America's inability to build enough homes in safe areas is pushing people to buy houses that are in…

Ned Resnikoff   


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Japan is bracing for a tsunami with waves as high as 10 feet after more than 20 earthquakes hit in just over 90 minutes

Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV urged people to flee to high land or the top of a nearby buildin…

Marianne Guenot   


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Another house has collapsed into the ocean in North Carolina, and its owner will now have to clean up all the debris

This is the fourth home in Rodanthe, North Carolina, to have been swept into the sea in the last ye…

Amanda Goh   


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High-powered satellites have made blue-carbon credits a reality. But they still face accuracy and scalability issues.

Credits linked to the capture of carbon in the world's waters offer huge promise, but field researc…

Tasmin Lockwood