r/interestingasfuck • u/Endolithic • Jun 06 '25

Homes are falling into the ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks /r/all

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u/offoutover Jun 07 '25

Houses are built on stilts anywhere a storm surge can reach which can be up to a few miles inland.

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u/yehudi71 Jun 12 '25

Yup. My parents house is built on stilts (much better than the ones in this example) and they live about 2 miles inland. Still very much a flood zone.