WHQR series 'Rising Waters' explores impact of sea level rise on NC's coastal communities

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WHQR series 'Rising Waters' explores impact of sea level rise on NC's coastal communities

By Jeff Tiberii,

Rachel McCarthy

Published September 4, 2024 at 10:20 AM EDT

Army Corps of Engineers workers in bulldozers push a mix of sand and water around to shape the new beach at Ocean Isle Beach in March 2022.

As sea levels increase, so does the water鈥檚 impact on North Carolina's coastal communities.

From expensive beach rebuilding projects to sewage overflows in the streets to houses collapsing into the oceans, the costs associated with erosion and flooding due to sea level rise can be very steep.

David Boraks鈥� recent reporting project for WHQR, explores how we got here, what鈥檚 being done, and where North Carolina鈥檚 beach communities are headed.

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David Boraks, independent reporter and producer covering climate change and the environment

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Jeff Tiberii

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of 瓜神app's "Due South." Jeff joined 瓜神app in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and 瓜神app鈥檚 Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary 鈥淩ight Turn,鈥� launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.

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Rachel McCarthy

Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at 瓜神app as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

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