North Topsail Beach Debacle No Way for NC to Manage its Coast; Op Ed By Robert Young

Is North Topsail Beach the most poorly managed beach community in the country? If not, it certainly seems to be taking a good shot at it. I have watched in dismay as the town has struggled to preserve a small stretch of oceanfront property at all costs.
Chile Creates Largest Marine Reserve in the Americas

The newly protected waters around the Desventuradas Islands contain many marine species found nowhere else on Earth.
Flood Threat Continues Monday in Coastal Carolinas

Locally heavy rain continues to drench parts of coastal South Carolina and North Carolina Monday, but a drying trend appears to be finally on the horizon.