Ralph Patricelli bought his oceanfront home in Rodanthe in September 2021 knowing it was on borrowed time. Other beachfront homes in the neighborhood had already fallen into the Atlantic Ocean, victims of years of erosion and constant storms sweeping Hatteras Island. Patricelli knew eventually, he’d have to move his second home back from the ocean.
Erosion on the Outer Banks, and Hatteras Island in particular, is nothing new. It’s a sandbar after all, a constantly shifting barrier island that acts to protect the mainland from the impact of coastal storms. But a section of Rodanthe is quickly disappearing.
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Ralph Patricelli bought his oceanfront home in Rodanthe in September 2021 knowing it was on borrowed time. Other beachfront homes in the neighborhood had already fallen into the Atlantic Ocean, victims of years of erosion and constant storms sweeping Hatteras Island. Patricelli knew eventually, he’d have to move his second home back from the ocean. “I felt like the house had been there since the .
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