- These houses are at risk of falling into the sea as water rises. The U.S. government bought them. The federal government plans to promptly tear them down and turn the area into a public beach access. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/16/obx-rodanthe-house-collapse-ocean-bought/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjk3NDI4ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjk4ODExMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2OTc0Mjg4MDAsImp0aSI6Ijg2M2Q2YjIzLWU0ZDUtNGY5NC1hYmUzLThmODk2MDhlYmU2MyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjMvMTAvMTYvb2J4LXJvZGFudGhlLWhvdXNlLWNvbGxhcHNlLW9jZWFuLWJvdWdodC8ifQ.66oV8lh2984d7FnBzJ2lAJp2CukgHCcs9Klua2-4SdQ 180 comments climate