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Ocean Isle Beach and other parts of the south coast of North Carolina were inundated by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. Sea level rise is expected to worsen coastal flooding over the next few decades.

Studies show sea level rise is accelerating off North Carolina

New research reinforces what scientists and others have warned about the ocean along the North Carolina coast: Seas are rising faster than in most other parts of the United States, …