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00000178-140d-ddcb-affb-d6edaab30000 In this multi-part series Dave DeWitt examines the challenges faced by the state and coastal residents.The Changing Carolina Coast: North Carolina has the second-longest Atlantic coastline east of the Mississippi River. With more than 300 miles of oceanfront – more than 3,000 miles when sounds are included – the state greatly benefits from a wide array of ecological and economical aspects unique to such an environment. But challenges come with those benefits: sea-level rise, dynamic geological changes, and increasing and intensifying weather events are just a few of the realities facing the coast and the residents and tourists drawn to it.Three relative sea level rise (RSLR) scenarios by 2045 using published tide gauge rates and two different scenario projections from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) representing the lowest and highest greenhouse gas emission scenarios, combined with local vertical land movement (VLM) at each tide gauge.Key Reports And InformationDraft Sea Level Rise Report prepared by the Science Panel of the NC Coastal Resources CommissionA history of North Carolina beach nourishment: Database maintained by the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Western Carolina UniversityPlaces mentioned in the seriesNor’Banks SailingThe Town of DuckUS Army Corps of Engineers Research Pier at DuckDare CountyJockey’s Ridge State ParkMorehead City PortNorth Topsail BeachRodanthe Fishing PierOther links of InterestNC Coastal Resources CommissionNC Coastal FederationOuter Banks Association of RealtorsNC20Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University