Study presents modeled views of Ocracoke highway’s future - The Coastland Times

Study presents modeled views of Ocracoke highway’s future - The Coastland Times

By Catherine Kozak, CoastalReview.org Precariously perched as a narrow strand protruding into the stormy Atlantic Ocean, Ocracoke Island and its vulnerable highway have been a longtime headache for coastal scientists and road engineers. Worsening erosion, flooding and storm damage exacerbated by climate change have heightened the urgency for the year-round community: What can be done to save their beloved island? Researchers met with islanders S…