Barrier islands represent about 10% of the world’s coastline and perform many services including coastal protection. A study now shows that islands exhibit a bistable response to environmental ...

A 61-year-old man died and his wife was injured in a Tuesday morning crash caused by ocean overwash flooding along N.C. 12 on the Outer Banks’ Ocracoke Island. Connie Leinbach, co-owner and ...

On Hatteras Island, road crews have managed to keep up with sand blown over N.C. 12 this week, but ocean overwash has damaged several oceanfront homes in Buxton, leaving debris littering the beach ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. — Parts of North Carolina Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island will reopen Wednesday afternoon, a day after closing due to ocean overwash. The road closure stretched between the Ocracoke ...

PEA ISLAND, N.C. (WAVY) — A vulnerable, 1,100-foot stretch of N.C. 12 near the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge will get a temporary solution as part of a $400,000 project to protect the ...

Florida barrier island residents recount horror of Hurricane Ian: ‘Thought for sure we were dying’ By . Jesse O’Neill. Published Oct. 2, 2022. Updated Oct. 2, 2022, 12:36 p.m. ET.

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — NCDOT crews cleared sand from North Carolina Highway 12 Tuesday after an overwash on Pea Island. NC-12 will remain open and crews will continue to monitor the highway in the ...

Horn Island is a slip of land, 10 miles off the coast of Ocean Springs, and is a national wilderness area. A portion of the protected island is for sale for $25 million.