On Tuesday, another unoccupied home collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean in Buxton, North Carolina, marking the 20th such incident since September 2025. This collapse is part of a troubling trend of coastal erosion affecting the Hatteras National Seashore. Neighbors reported that it took less than 30 minutes for the waves to consume the house, which had recently been reinforced with additional pilings in anticipation of an upcoming beach replenishment project. The National Weather Service issued a High Surf Advisory due to rough surf generated by a departing coastal storm. The National Park Service (NPS) has temporarily closed beach access in the area for safety reasons. This year alone, five homes have collapsed in Buxton, with a total of 32 since 2020. Many of these homes, once set back from the beach, are now in an intertidal zone, exposed to the ocean's relentless advance. The 2025 hurricane season has been particularly damaging, with significant erosion occurring despite no named storms making landfall.