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Whose tab does that one go on? Florence's or Darwin's?

 

Accounting can be a complicated profession.

 

Chalk it up to 6, as in 86.

 

Don't do it Moddy. There are other barrier islands that have better natural attributes making them safer bets during these storms. Check out Bogue Banks Island (Emerald Isle/Salter Path/Pine Knoll Shores/Atlantic Beach) and Holden Beach.

 

I would consider any area that was not flooded by this. This might be the new normal.

 

Recoveringdesker?

 

The seal level has been rising in the Atlantic at about three times the average rate. How much higher does the ocean have to go before the Out Banks disappears. The sea does not have to cover the islands, it just has to rise enough to infiltrate the water tables of the islands. I realize the answer varies by island.

 

It really does vary a lot by island. It's not so much that they'll be inundated as it is their natural defense to these hurricanes, which are likely to continue strengthening in intensity with warmer ocean waters, goes away making the island too unstable.

If you just look at straight sea level raise, it needs to go up 6+ feet to swamp the islands. But they will become unstable much sooner than that.

That said, Topsail is one of the lowest lying islands.

 

If I was looking to rent, I'd probably do Wrightsville Beach for a year. I had some friends who pulled that off while attending UNCW. Rough way to live in college

 

We looked into buying in North Myrtle last year and a one-bedroom condo wasn't as much as we expected. Really interested to see what this storm does to insurance costs.