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"They knew the risks, now pay the piper."
That's what one resident of North Carolina's Outer Banks wrote to the Washington Post after the National Park Service agreed to buy two homes in Rodanthe to protect them from the rising surf.
The service is keeping debris from the housesthree of which have already collapsedon the Cape Hatteras National Seashore so they won't end up in the ocean.
But that's not sitting well with everyone.
"Why should tax payers subsidize greed and stupidity?" one commenter wrote.
"Your insurance is subsidized by the insurance of others, who do not live in high-risk areas."
Another called for the houses to be taken down by eminent domain.
The Post reports the Threatened Oceanfront Structures Interagency Task Force has been meeting since March to address the problem.
It's "an early and dramatic illustration of the impacts of climate change on coastlines as sea levels continue to rise," reports the Virginian-Pilot, and Rodanthe is "an unusual in that it's a blend of local, state, federal, and private interests in one concentrated area that affects many thousands of visitors to a national park with vital natural resources and popular attractions."
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