This map shows how North Carolina would be affected if sea levels ... Sweet said in a previous email to Newsweek: "NOAA's Sea Level Rise Viewer is a versatile mapping platform that provides ...

A new study found that non-storm flooding is occurring in N.C. coastal areas more often due to a combination of factors, ...

Wilmington has recorded seven inches of sea level rise since 2010, more than double the 2.7 inches seen from 1980 to 2009, according to NOAA. Along the North Carolina coast, NOAA predicts sea ...

The danger is most acute in North Carolina's Outer Banks and barrier islands, which would be adversely affected by just a three-foot rise in water levels. The projected sea-level rise and ...

"It's very worrisome," said Dr. Phil Bresnahan, an oceanographer at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. "I don't think there's any way around that conclusion." Sea-level rise is a natural ...

The state's top committee of coastal experts has said North Carolina and coastal communities needs to plan to deal with at least 1 foot of sea-level rise by 2050 − a date officials warn that's ...

That is true for sites all on the East Coast, which face growing threats from sea-level rise and repeat flooding. But that’s where the Battleship North Carolina’s story diverges from that of ...

home to some of the most rapid rates of erosion and sea level rise on the East Coast. Not long after, another house fell. And then another. Wave after wave, the ocean had clawed away at the beach ...

which is the rise in seawater level caused by a storm. This map shows how South Carolina would look if sea levels rose by 6 feet. If that happens, many areas along the coast would be inundated by ...