News Observer: A new scientific report warns that the sea is rising at widely varying rates along the North Carolina shore -- ranging by 2045 from a possible low of 4 inches at Southport to as much as 12.1 inches on the northern Outer Banks.
The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission requested the 30-year forecast, released Wednesday in draft form, after the General Assembly rejected a 2010 report and ordered a moratorium on new regulations and plans related to sea-level rise.
North Carolina becomes the first...