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The Outer Banks are home to beautiful beaches, historic sites, and native wildlife. It's also a vacation destination for thousands each year. But it's all in jeopardy. The islands are being consumed by the ocean, and fast.

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Shifting sands: Carolina's Outer Banks face a precarious future

Despite the risks of building on barrier islands, developers kept constructing homes. 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 away.

Impacts

Louisiana by and bye

Faced with the loss of their wetlands, Louisianians attempt to rebuild barrier islands for the benefit of coastal communities and the state’s beloved brown pelicans.

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