Shrinking Outer Banks: Major efforts underway to save the beaches

[@michaelwillis6520]

Barrier islands were not ment to be built on period .

[@TheBowersj]

these were all artificially built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

[@michaelwillis6520]

@TheBowersj do you honestly believe that the outerbanks and all other barier islands were man made ? I think your referring to the spoil islands along the intercoastal waterway you clearly don't know what your talking about the barier islands have been here since the ice age.

[@TheBowersj]

@@michaelwillis6520 Of course I do, It's common knowledge my boy.

[@caribbeanbound8357]

@@TheBowersj wrong. they were reinforced with dunes and grasses and whatnot and used as fa back as the civil war, but the islands were already there

[@TheBowersj]

@@caribbeanbound8357 see two of us know the facts, good job

[@slightlystrombeck]

I call BS!!! It’s a sand bar… it’s not supposed to be built upon!

[@jessem7556]

Nothing can stop ocean water erosion.

[@bourbontrail565]

Buying EV’s will stop it.

[@jessem7556]

@@bourbontrail565 I agree 👍 But surrounded by people driving 2 deep in 8 cylinder SUVs

[@joshuamanfrede1662]

​@@bourbontrail565That won't stop it because the vehicle ain't the only thing polluting nature , you have big industrial companies from the water to the air and in the soil polluting everything they are doing more harm than any of us combined.

[@comment6864]

@@bourbontrail565 No it won't!!!!! LOL

[@melquesedekcastro7480]

@@bourbontrail565 I agree with you, if the owners of those house that were washed out the water had got themselves some EV's their houses would still be standing. No water could have removed them. This is my religion beliefs.😇😇😇. I also believe in gnomes and tooth fairy, I saw a couple of each one this very morning.

[@bigjohn2811]

I'm surprised that ocean currents can cause erosion on beach sands. Who knew water could move sand. /S

[@videorocketzmillar007milla5]

Who says people have minds but don't think. 😅 love your comment.

[@comment6864]

it's ok to feel bad for people who made a mistake, but it's NOT ok to refuse to acknowledge it as a mistake and .. uh .. to NOURISH repeating it instead

[@t.c.2776]

Just like they keep rebuilding New Orleans below the ocean level...

[@comment6864]

@@t.c.2776 Yeah, exactly.. I don't know too much about the layout of New Orleans, but it's not like the US is a peninsula country with no highlands or something, like maybe some of Scandinavia. I can understand you can't just tell people to move elsewhere during good times, but if a disaster happens and their homes need to be rebuilt anyway, you'd think there would be some thought given where to do this so that future disasters will not have such an effect.

[@ncvman]

Blaming co2 lol. It’s Mother Nature you ain’t stopping it.

[@Noddy2750]

And she very very angry at us stupid humans

[@Garethstruelove]

Like this wasn’t predictable give me a break. And like the prior person said, the barrier islands were not meant to be built upon.Greed

[@billsteezie641]

‘It’s expensive but worth it”….yeah when it’s someone else’s money.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

I'm sure their taxes went up to help pay for the "beach nourishment" project. But of course it isn't sustainable because of the cost.

[@richardlong172]

Or how about use the money they raked in over the years renting out their prime beachfront property to solve their own problems

[@cformosa]

I grew up spending summers on the Banks. It was once a peaceful place. Now people have do e what should never have been done, building on the fragile coastline. Nobody should be rebuilding,. 💔🕊️🙏

[@loualiberti4781]

4 mm a year ?? Ya so … that’s been happening for millions of years - Read More and Get a Life.

[@caribbeanbound8357]

without beach rejuvenation, lots of places lose many feet per year. its crazy how quick nature works

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

@ loualbert. I can see science isn't your strong point, but don't take it personally. We can't all have good scientific understanding. For example what you are not considering is the cumulative effect of the ocean rising 4 mm per year which has caused 1 foot of sea rise in the last 100 years. And it is expected to rise another foot in just 30 years because sea level rise is accelerating. Those points were made in this video, but you only focused on the 4 mm per year statement. That's like not seeing the forest for trees as the saying goes!!

[@caribbeanbound8357]

building right in front of the ocean seems silly to me, but its an investment and people make money from it. they should also be responsible for the clean up as well when the ocean takes it away

[@comment6864]

That's right.. build a house right on a sandy beach and blame it on climate change 🤣

[@caribbeanbound8357]

@@comment6864 exactly. These islands shift and move over time as the currents and waves move the sands. The only reason most of the USA oceanfront properties still exist is because of beach rejuvenation. Otherwise the shorelines are all over the place in a very short time.

[@koa903]

don't give me that sea level BS this is mother nature period . for one thing not mentioned is this is sand . take a water hose and put it on light spray and wet a mound of sand it soaks in super fast put it on more force like ocean waves it will move sand easily washing it away . they have tried planting vegetation hoping it would help stop the erosion from water and wind because the wind is blowing constantly 24/7 i have had the sand burn my legs were the sand was hitting because of high winds now we know were sand blasting originated from. getting back to the planted vegetation the roots doesn't hold well in deep sand. how i know all this i live on the east coast near the Atlantic Ocean . the sand their has been moving around for years shifting from one place to another . that's fact ! and why people build down their is beyond me i guess they got more money than they know what to do with .

[@vc8424]

It gives the saying “it’s like bringing sand to the beach” a whole new meaning

[@deewise552]

For those who haven’t spent their lives living or walking along the OBX, living on the beach seems foolish. If you have vacationed here all your life, worked or lived along these shorelines, you understand the emotional attachments regardless the risks.

[@bourbontrail565]

Tax the people inland that have nothing to do with the beach to pay for sand replacement. They won’t know.

[@comment6864]

Ok. You can live in OBX .. perhaps with some minimal risk .. BUT .. NOT right directly on the beach. That's just STUPID

[@caribbeanbound8357]

@@comment6864 they weren't directly on the beach. they were a hundred yards away. these islands move over time since they are barrier islands. so the beach moved to them. and since its not a huge money making area like Florida beaches or myrtle, the state or whoever doesn't spend the money to re-nourish the beaches and keep them stationary over time. this would happen all over the coasts if we didnt artificially keep the shorelines from moving.

[@comment6864]

@@caribbeanbound8357 I don't quite buy that explanation, because there are plenty of houses on OBX that have been there for decades and are not in imminent danger of floating off into the ocean. Perhaps built on firmer ground with vegetation, etc. However other parts of the island should perhaps not be built on at all. Maybe Rodanthe is one of those places. Maybe turn it into a campground or something instead. Reason and common sense includes avoiding extremes. Not everything should be fixable with money. That's very negligent and extravagant. Why should the state waste money on playing russian roulette with nature? There are other real needs of this large state that get precedence over these whimsical exotic demands. They're making a big deal out of this because it promotes the climate change religion.

[@caribbeanbound8357]

@@comment6864 yup and the water is getting closer to many of the homes. Its not climate change. its just how the water moves sand around. i think its stupid to build in those areas. but it seemed fine long ago when the water hadnt moved the sand yet. i also think its stupid to spend money on beach nourishment. let nature take its counre. so i think we are in agreement

[@user-gy8jt8wj4e]

The ocean created them, the ocean will destroy them

[@Nancy-i6t9i]

It's more like big business building rentals! Taking out sand dunes to build. Man is the reason!

[@bourbontrail565]

Thanks for explaining witch picture shows the difference between having new sand and not having new sand.

[@chrisbreeze9339]

I am surprised that anyone is stupid enough to build a house on a sandbar, I have been to the outer banks since the 1950s

[@seriejohnson698]

Well most are gone now..still in the news today 9/23/24.

[@logica1167]

Because Helene is coming to visit and will swallow anything remaining.

[@Shelly-m5t]

I think some of these may be vacation homes, their second home, so they don't stay there much.

[@richardlong172]

Should have bought house boats instead

[@mondoenterprises6710]

Turn it all back to Nat'l Seashore. You should never have been allowed to build there in the first place except for the original peoples. It's always been a speculative gamble. You can't fight Mother Nature for a 100 some odd miles. We all knew this was happenin back in the 1980s from UNC Oceanographer Oren Pilkey on forward.

[@comment6864]

oh yeah.. speculation is what is killing this country, in WAAAY more ways than one

[@Divedown_25]

laughable, how did they ever get permission to build there and like that?

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

FYI. Developers love to encourage people to build on the beaches cause it's expensive and makes them wealthy in turn. Developers usually don't care about consequences down the road unless they are constrained by local building codes. This has happened all along the Atlantic Coast for centuries.

[@logica1167]

How did they get the permits? They most likely paid somebody off or contributed to an election campaign; when in doubt follow the money. Which is what the 'reporter' should have doing - researching the background about why these developments are allowed to be built despite the danger of the longshore currents obliterating them.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

@@logica1167 These houses were likely built decades ago and at that time the shoreline was at least a few hundred feet out beyond where it is now. Back then in the 70's and 80's there was little awareness about sea level and in fact the shoreline was relatively stable. In the last 20 years that eradication of the shoreline began in earnest and especially in more recent years.

[@morrisparrish76]

Newsflash: you don’t have 5 years!

[@PatriciaLucious-ll2vm]

Esau your blessings r over.

[@morenofranco9235]

Save the Beaches!!?? Lets SAVE THE DINOSAURS while they are at it!

[@eddysaidtht]

Just let nature take its course.. raising taxes to combat the effects of climate change is….. *insert your answer below*

[@alexhollowell5016]

agree let nature take it`s course

[@NicholsonNeisler-fz3gi]

The beaches look fine.

[@redplaybuttonuser]

It’s not stocking. Anyone that has a brain and understands erosion should be expecting these kind of stuff.

[@terryo4895]

Not saving the beaches, saving private property with tax dollars.....

[@morrisparrish76]

WTF is anybody shocked?

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

More to the point why are you shocked that people are shocked?? 😅😂

[@morrisparrish76]

When you’re hit in the head with a ball bat 5 times……WTF would you be shocked when you see someone coming at you with a ball bat……the sixth time?

[@logica1167]

Only the MSM reporter is shocked along with the 'climate' expert who just about weeping into her decaf, sugar-free, plant-milk latte.

[@morrisparrish76]

When climate change is further FUBARing this planet…..logic would dictate the folly to bandy the nonsense of your above opinion/comment!

[@TheBowersj]

two words: Beach nourishment

[@whatevervideos542635]

elaborate?

[@Lazlo.]

@@whatevervideos542635dredging

[@comment6864]

NO.. Stop building houses on beaches!!!!

[@TheBowersj]

@@comment6864 why

[@comment6864]

@@TheBowersj because they can be washed away

[@RandomAussie2033]

Don’t build on the water edge ffs

[@johnbanning8156]

What a joke it's called mother nature.It's going to do what it wants.

[@russs250]

Beaches and shore lines have been changing and reshaping for millions of years, supposedly the shoreline was around where Greensboro is now, I guess cavemen cars and factories were polluters also.

[@johnmiller4282]

Worth it for boomers,it’s the young people paying for their 2nd homes survival

[@comment6864]

Just stop building houses on beaches!!!!!

[@axelfoley1406]

Waste of money, time and resources, smh.

[@ucruci]

From outer banks to no banks

[@koyotecow7102]

😭😂 we're supposed to feel sorry for people that built their house on crashing waves. What the Bible say build your house on a rock not on sand. You break the rules of the Bible you suffer the consequences. Don't blame it on climate change. Climate change is natural and needed cycle for the global ecosystem. It's like asking for not to snow or rain anymore cuz people don't like the cold or they don't like getting wet. Honor your Creator. Humble yourselves.

[@mjgervais7112]

Stop removing sand! It's not the water that rises, it's the sand that we remove to build roads, houses and huge buildings.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Except sand is not being removed from places like the Outer Banks. It most definitely is sea level rise which has accelerated beach erosion. Beach erosion has been going on for a long time because that's what the sea does with sand bars. Sand bars move over time and are eroded. But because the climate is warming glaciers are melting globally at an accelerated rate and consequently the sea is rising. This is well documented which you can find the evidence for yourself online.

[@hollynonya6991]

Such lies! They did a study on the outer banks! Findings "“The islands weren’t fixed in place like people thought. Nor were they washing away. They were fine, healthy, moving and adapting, the same way humans do.” - Paul Godfrey

[@tradeprosper5002]

So over a million $$$ per year per mile of beach... Likely to be gone by 2050.

[@karleells6540]

Pushing global warming at the end was just stupid

[@deborahboggs6040]

insurance will go up the roof !Why do people think itsa good idea to built so close to the ocean ?

[@laserfalcon]

Total bs propaganda,,

[@tasha7726]

The beach erosion? Or that renourishing the dunes continuously will save their community?

[@laserfalcon]

@@tasha7726 Beach erosion happens because nature. The global warming flooding coastlines is bs

[@comment6864]

@@tasha7726 nourishing .. dunes ... oh brother..

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

​@@laserfalcon Just curious, did you just never pay attention in science class??

[@laserfalcon]

@@michaeldeierhoi4096 The global warming we all gonna drown rising ocean bs class? Isnt science wee minded one

[@a.a.p1952]

Stop wasting your money and time on this! Beach erosion is here to stay Americans Stop buying BIG SUV’s to go shopping !

[@morrisparrish76]

These experts are as close as we have to TVOR…….listen to them & not politicians!

[@scottmaeker6437]

What is the real reason? Rising sea level does not account for this

[@Invisableme39]

I don’t believe in climate change, and am friends with an expert on climate. Taxpayer money..beach nourishment..😂 good for u.

[@videorocketzmillar007milla5]

Its a beach. Global warming makes the oceans higher in the direct path of beach homes. Solution: move to Wyoming.

[@declanmurphy6427]

Disrespect Mother Nature then Expect to Suffer 😢