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People's houses in the Outer Banks are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other option. (opens the original)
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Richard Foreman's home is stranded in the middle of the beach. The stairs were ripped away by waves years ago, so there's no way in or out anymore. The house is 20 feet into the air, on stilts that were designed to protect it from hurricane storm surge. But there haven't been any big storms recently, just the rising ocean eating away at the sand year after year. Just six years ago, the house was still a popular vacation rental in Rodanthe, North Carolina. Like many beachfront houses, it had a ni
People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other option (opens the original)
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Richard Foreman's home is stranded in the middle of the beach. The stairs were ripped away by waves years ago, so there's no way in or out anymore. The house is 20 feet into the air, on stilts that were designed to protect it from hurricane storm surge. But there haven't been any big storms recently, just the rising ocean eating away at the sand year after year. Just six years ago, the house was still a popular vacation rental in Rodanthe, North Carolina. Like many beachfront houses, it had a ni
Why people are leaving entire houses to fall into the ocean (opens the original)
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Dramatic videos show waterfront houses collapsing into the water. It's happening across the United States, from California to Michigan to Maine. One hotspot is Dare County, N.C., where more than 30 homes have collapsed since 2020, including one as recently as this summer. About 100 additional houses there are threatened by erosion exacerbated by sea level rise. Yet there is no plan to remove most of the threatened houses — or to empty them of personal belongings before they fall — because of per
You'd expect homeowners to save their stuff. Federal policy pays them to leave it (opens the original)
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Dramatic videos show waterfront houses collapsing into the water. It's happening across the United States, from California to Michigan to Maine. One hotspot is Dare County, N.C., where more than 30 homes have collapsed since 2020, including one as recently as this summer. About 100 additional houses there are threatened by erosion exacerbated by sea level rise. Yet there is no plan to remove most of the threatened houses — or to empty them of personal belongings before they fall — because of per
EU's Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become an associate member (opens the original)
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STRASBOURG, France — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed making Canada the European Union's first associate member, a striking overture as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs drive Ottawa closer to Europe. Trump's tariffs and repeated talk of making Canada the 51st state have pushed Canada to seek closer economic and security ties with Europe. Roughly 70% of Canadian exports go to the United States, and Carney has called for a "unique alliance" with the EU
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