Those are the sobering words from Duke University geology professor emeritus Orrin Pilkey, who told our media partners at the News & Observer that the days are numbered for North Carolina's beaches.

At least six North Carolina beach houses crumbled into the ocean Tuesday as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda roared past the East Coast. Five houses – all built on stilts – collapsed Tuesday in Buxton, ...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCN) — Although future Hurricane Imelda is forecast to stay off the North Carolina coast, officials at the Outer Banks have closed an entire stretch of beach over concerns ...

Massive waves from Hurricane Erin have pummeled the coast from Florida to New England, flooding roads, shutting down beaches and eating away the coastline. The storm is spinning just off the Eastern ...

Along the shores of Buxton, North Carolina, the ocean has swallowed what was once a row of postcard-perfect beach homes. Nine homes have collapsed this week, claimed by years of erosion and the ...

When Stacy Morgan and her husband, Brandon Dodick, bought their beach house in Buxton, North Carolina, in May, they imagined one day spending their retirement there. Five months later, the house was ...