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hog88 said:
Then STOP destroying the natural barriers by building on the dunes, draining wetlands and cutting the vegetation so people can have a view.
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The structures in question were largely built decades ago, Hogg. With the CAMA laws in place these days, building an oceanfront home generally cannot entail destroying dunes.

On the issue of wetlands and vegetation (other than sea oats), you're talking about structures on the sound side of OBX. Just FYI.
 
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MontyPython said:
The structures in question were largely built decades ago, Hogg. With the CAMA laws in place these days, building an oceanfront home generally cannot entail destroying dunes.

On the issue of wetlands and vegetation (other than sea oats), you're talking about structures on the sound side of OBX. Just FYI.
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McDad said:
The outer banks had their time. It is well past the time for them to die.

Good riddance.
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Heh. No, the good news is that through the magic of the huge insurance industry, in order to rebuild any homes destroyed here, they just raise the policy rates of good hardworking inland folks like you. Thanks!

And as for our beach, we'll keep on pumping new sand in to make sure we ain't gonna disappear. Next time you visit God's Country here, you'll subsidize our costs by paying higher rents. Again, thanks!
 
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MontyPython said:
Here's a good National Geographic read. Free if you give them an email address.

Rising Seas: Will the Outer Banks Survive?

Under the combined effects of storms, development, and sea-level rise, portions of this narrow, 200-mile island chain are collapsing, says Stanley Riggs, a coastal geologist at East Carolina University in Greenville.

"We're losing them right now," he says. "In the next ten years, it's going to be awful."

Riggs has been studying the state's coastline since 1967, when he got a job at East Carolina University to start a coastal and marine science program in an unused building on Roanoke Island. In 2010, he was a member of a science panel that produced a controversial report warning that North Carolina could face 39 inches (1 meter) of sea-level rise by 2100, as glaciers melt and ocean waters warm and expand.

"Sea-level rise and storms are taking out eastern North Carolina today—not a hundred years from now. They're doing it today," he says.
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If the seas were still rising, would Obama own two oceanside multi-million dollar homes and Al Gore own another?

“this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal" - Barack Obama upon winning the Democratic nomination for presidency in Charlotte, NC, Tuesday, June 03, 2008
 
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MontyPython said:
Heh. No, the good news is that through the magic of the huge insurance industry, in order to rebuild any homes destroyed here, they just raise the policy rates of good hardworking inland folks like you. Thanks!

And as for our beach, we'll keep on pumping new sand in to make sure we ain't gonna disappear. Next time you visit God's Country here, you'll subsidize our costs by paying higher rents. Again, thanks!
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My pleasure. I consider the $5 increase to my policy like charity for the retarded of North Carolina who built on a sandbar.
 
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MontyPython said:
The structures in question were largely built decades ago, Hogg. With the CAMA laws in place these days, building an oceanfront home generally cannot entail destroying dunes.

On the issue of wetlands and vegetation (other than sea oats), you're talking about structures on the sound side of OBX. Just FYI.
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I'm talking about everywhere. Quit bitching about property damage from global warming and not rich idiots destroying the natural barriers to build their vacation homes.
 
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dobre_shunka said:
If the seas were still rising, would Obama own two oceanside multi-million dollar homes and Al Gore own another?

“this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal" - Barack Obama upon winning the Democratic nomination for presidency in Charlotte, NC, Tuesday, June 03, 2008
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If only there were a solution to rising seas. We could save billions of people. Too bad there isn't a viable remedy.
Unrelated, take a look at this pretty house:
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MontyPython said:
Heh. No, the good news is that through the magic of the huge insurance industry, in order to rebuild any homes destroyed here, they just raise the policy rates of good hardworking inland folks like you. Thanks!

And as for our beach, we'll keep on pumping new sand in to make sure we ain't gonna disappear. Next time you visit God's Country here, you'll subsidize our costs by paying higher rents. Again, thanks!
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Or we won't and ya'll will get wet sooner than later........ Actually, the government will probably just give out subsidies so I guess we will end up paying for it anyway. You win.
 
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McDad said:
Enjoy it up until the point the sea reclaims what is rightfully hers.

Oh, and "oof" on the cost to property owners and county residents for beach renourishment. LOL.
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Enjoy living here everyday, my friend. Sunshine, sand, walks on the beach, wild horses, fishing, crabbing, fresh shrimp and oysters... pretty much paradise by my standards.

Definitely worth the price of admission for those 'brave enough' to live on a sandbar. Given the amount of $$$ invested here, I'm sure we'll find a way to survive one way or another. Thanks!
 
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