The Ocean Claims another house in Rodanthe NC 

Yes, the erosion and deposit cycle will likely continue in that area until it’s gone, Most of the outer banks in the eastern side of the US were created during the last ice age, I’m sure 10k years ago the water was over a mile away, maybe more, Southampton researchers have estimated that sea-level rose by an average of about 1 metre per century since the end of the last Ice Age, thus changing sea patterns and shifting sand deposits, so while this area is getting eroded somewhere else in the sea or shore there’s a new sand bar or shore line forming, I’m sure the cycle will repeat itself and reform a new sand bar, we just won’t be around to see it.

@@f.w.1318 Well said Sir.

Insane, or insanely rich and lacking good judgement. Lol

@@nathanielovaughn2145 Many times both.

People with lot's of money , but then ask the government for money to relocate or rebuild or try and sue the council for putting the house there to begin with.

And most all of it deposited on the back side of the islands.

They are still built on a sand spit, what did they expect?

They clearly didn’t?? Decades ago when those houses were built the ocean was some distance away… why on earth would you even think that anyone built them on sand?!? Smh

Ask that question to the people in Dubai

@@angie14124 Aaaa, the ocean hasn't gone up that much. The beach was way out but the ocean was still that high. So they could have known how much above sea level they were building. Dumb? Maybe not. They enjoyed their lives in those homes and are long gone.

Repent, the earth is getting revenge

@@angie14124 they are on pilings so the tide can come in under them. None of the other houses behind them are on pilings. So I do believe they were built right on the waterline.

The rich don't care

they could of sold the house alone and have entire thing transported away like they do in some places. what a waste.

The whole of Rodanthe is living on borrowed time

So we just got back from the Outer Banks today. We had originally booked a rental in Rodanthe which was two houses over from one of the ones that collapse. A few months ago we got a call saying that a septic system needed to be replaced so awful bunch of homes along that system we’re not allowed to be rented which is why I believe they were unoccupied. We were devastated at the time but looks like it was a blessing in disguise!

I was there the entire first week in May. I invited fishing buddy from Shreveport. He flew into Richmond, Va where I picked him up. We have birthdays 6 days apart in May and he has only seen the photos I'd shown him. I was an "7-year Outer Banker" and knew the place very well. We both got to see the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Hatteras Island National Seashore~! The long and strong north-eastern cold front blew in. I was shocked because the weekly forecast was clear and comfortable temps. We were both excited since I just bought my 1st 4x4. I have to say we bounced from ramp to ramp trying to find fishable waters. Got a break on our final day and that evening we were heading back to let him catch his return flight. It rained 4 and a half hours the entire trip. Oddly enough, I sub to The OBX Today and seen the fallen cottage. I have seen stairs and walkways from a cottage to the beach but the bottom step was a 20 foot dangerous drop in my friends place in South Nags Head. In my 7 years living year round I learned something brand new about the winter northeaster beach and pier pylons erosion. Call me a crazy fool but I stayed on the OBX Island thru 7 hurricanes and drove to the beach at Jeanette's pier from Manteo just to watch the surf and Mother Nature do it's thing until it was over. I lived there in 1999 when the Hatteras Lighthouse was lifted to safety and I LOVE HER SO MUCH~! Earlier this month I went to see her again and the restoration will be complete so. The light at the top originally is a cluster of many mirrors and it might not be easy to do. So the plan is to install a ""Disco Ball" for it's light this year and there will be a ceremony to celebrate the complete restoration. The one and only JOHN TRAVOLTA will be visiting the OBX to help introduce the "Disco Ball" Lighthouse~! I love how the folks who have lived and worked off the water providing seafood of all kinds that goes back generations~! I know and Trust that the locals and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Park Service AND the powerful feeling You get knowing that the U.S. Coast Guard is always near saving lives and stomping out criminals. I am starting today for my return visit in October to go fishing again. My buddy is flying in to join in on the fun. The world is as unstable as I've ever seen it. Bad, horrible news floods the media and lands into our hearts and homes. I know when I am at the OBX, I am closest while talking to God. Prayers and thoughts for anyone who read this. Keep The Faith~!

@@davetrent8612 I have a question please. Based on how fast this is happening how long will it be before the ocean will destroy the second row of homes? When the people started seeing this happen why didn't they all get together and do something about it? I just don't understand.

And a children's song.

And a Bible Verse Matthew 7:24-26 (BUT....for those that may not understand, in the verse the rock is referencing Jesus' teachings...or raise your family/home centered around Christ. ) It does apply here though at face value,.

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The whole place looks one spring tide/ bad storm away from a complete Wipeout

I never did understand the stick support for a house either.

Some people have a lot of money to engage in these follies. But many of the worlds cities are built this close to seas, rivers and oceans. Now rising tides are presenting new storm surge problems. You see flooding happening all over the world now more often than before.

@@PatrickFDolan That's true...

In the 80’s these homes were almost 2 football fields from the ocean.

on google maps that place just looks like a sand bar. land is being swallowed up like cookies 🍪 😒

@@wisdomisfolly444 that is exactly what it is. A giant sandbar.

@@Altitude12 that should of been a warning sign to greedy councils not to allow buildings on it hey! What a lot of money just falling in the ocean. Would of been beautiful tho while it lasted.

Older houses that were several blocks are what's getting destroyed. When the build dunes behind the houses they know it's a gonner. I remember western Ocracoke lighthouse was so far from the coast you could see it in the distance from the top. Living on the beaches most of my life I'm now watching the old one's getwashed away

It's North Carolina. Do you actually expect better?

@@theresedavis2526 You will find Oceanfront homes in every coastal town in America.

@@PatrickFDolan Sorry, but where I'm from, we don't have homes sitting on the beach.

they were built wayyyyy farther back than in the video. the outer banks just have a cycle of losing and gaining land at a rather fast rate. year to year the beach can look vastly different. it's really interesting

Here's the thing though, absolutely nobody cares who you do or don't feel sorry for. Who even asked you or anyone else? Some of these comments in here are amazing. You're all talking about these houses like they were built last year. Give it a rest already.

I think you will find that most things are built on sand. It's a fine line between dirt and sand.

Taxpayers most likely

My thoughts exactly!

If you look at the drone video, a few have deck furniture, which would indicate the homes are still in use.

@Crypto Guru Those massive homes are definitely million dollar plus homes and were built as such. You'll find most of the locals were squeezed out decades ago. And they were never these massive rental properties, but modest cabins.

Only certain types of trees can be planted by the sea such as mangrove.

unh, i don't think trees would like it there either.

Yeah, that'll fix it. Plant trees.

@@PatrickFDolan Try coming up with a productive option. Mangrove...Florida... at least I had an idea to protect the rest of the island.

Relax Cassandra. It's a barrier island. Only a few miles wide. It will all be under water in the fullness of time. One homeowner is not necessarily better than the other. They all took their chances and they will all lose.

the outer banks grow and shrink quite rapidly. these homes were almost certainly built a few hundred yards behind dunes and a reasonable beach ~30 years ago. In that time, a lot of the beach has eroded, leading these homes that were once a good distance from the shore to be right up against it. You can see this with a lot of other structures in the outer banks too.

**MY BLIND GRANDMOTHER CAN SEE BETTER THAN YOU!!**

Thank you! I thought I missed it!

They usually don't have any insurance. It's like people who live in area that get flooding regularly.

I can't figure it out either. I was expecting something a bit more obvious and dramatic.

@@decker8202 me too like the pillers crumble and the house falls down

They obviously don't love those homes enough or they would've built them further from the shoreline.

@@theresedavis2526 Things can change a surprising amount over time though.

@@sarahstrong7174 To build a house on the beach is imprudent and even foolhardy, especially where the shore is prone to shift or erode.

Waterfront property needs to be built further from the shoreline!

Those are pylons not pontoons. Pontoons are not vertical with the water.

For another words, the taxpayers are flipping the bill. The wealthy are the true parasites.

My dear! They know their house is next as the shore erodes further.

Right?! ‘Honey, soon we’ll finally be oceanfront!’ Lol

Do you honestly think the houses at the waters edge were built AFTER the ones further back? For real?

And they would fight over the part if the sea they think they owned

It's only a sandbar. It wan never permanent.

You did. Unless you built on a rock.

@@PatrickFDolan what about dirt, you forgot dirt, you know, the stuff that isn't sand or rock?!🤯🤯🤯

Yes there is but the sea in living in them haha

“They might be giants…”