NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A slow-motion catastrophe has been playing out in the coastal North Carolina village of Rodanthe. That is where 10 houses have fallen into the Atlantic ocean since 2020. Three homes have been lost since Friday. The most recent collapse was Tuesday afternoon, when the wooden pilings of a home nicknamed “Front Row Seats” buckled in the surf. The destruction was decades in the making. Beach erosion and climate change had slowly edged the Atlantic closer to the homes. The threat is more insidious than a hurricane. Possible solutions won’t be easy or cheap. They include hauling in more sand or buying out expensive homes.… Continue Reading