Sea Level Rise Archives

Dead trees stick out from above a creek in Dare County.

Live Cape Fear

Growing ghost forests full of dead trees are harbingers of the threat of rising saltwater

ABC News,

November 15, 2023

Crews work to prepare for impacts of sea level rise on the Outer Banks.

Live Cape Fear

The Outer Banks prepare for the impact of rising sea levels

ABC News,

November 6, 2023

Local

Here’s when new sea-level projections say parts of Myrtle Beach area could be underwater

WWAY News,

February 19, 2022

'A floodier future': Scientists say records will be broken

Associated Press,

July 10, 2019

Founder of NC science panel resigns, cites political actions

Sarah Johnson,

July 26, 2016

Rising climate fears bring urgency to Paris meeting

ABC News,

November 30, 2015

Outer Banks seashores could lose $2 billion to rising seas

WWAY News,

June 25, 2015

Panel discusses possible 8 inch rise in sea level in NC

Elizabeth Bynum,

April 30, 2015

Report: Seas will rise along NC coast, under any scenario

Makenzi Henderson,

April 2, 2015

NC scientists to issue 30-year sea level forecast

WWAY News,

May 16, 2014

Locals react to study that says sea levels on the rise

Brandon Taylor,

August 1, 2013

Study: Sea level rise could impact Wilmington in next few decades

Holden Kurwicki,

July 31, 2013

Perdue green lights watered-down sea-level bill

WWAY News,

August 2, 2012

NC legislature bans sea level science

WWAY News,

July 3, 2012

NC sea level calculation bill protested

WWAY News,

June 26, 2012

NC sea level calculation bill hits snag in House

Chris Phillips,

June 21, 2012

NC Senate approves sea level calculation bill

WWAY News,

June 12, 2012

Sea Level Rise

Growing ghost forests full of dead trees are harbingers of the threat of rising saltwater

The Outer Banks prepare for the impact of rising sea levels

Here’s when new sea-level projections say parts of Myrtle Beach area could be underwater

'A floodier future': Scientists say records will be broken

Founder of NC science panel resigns, cites political actions

Rising climate fears bring urgency to Paris meeting

Outer Banks seashores could lose $2 billion to rising seas

Panel discusses possible 8 inch rise in sea level in NC

Report: Seas will rise along NC coast, under any scenario

NC scientists to issue 30-year sea level forecast

Locals react to study that says sea levels on the rise

Study: Sea level rise could impact Wilmington in next few decades

Perdue green lights watered-down sea-level bill

NC legislature bans sea level science

NC sea level calculation bill protested

NC sea level calculation bill hits snag in House

NC Senate approves sea level calculation bill

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