As Hurricane Florence churns toward the East Coast with catastrophic power, the storm has become a reminder of how vulnerable North Carolina's coast is. WHY IS NORTH CAROLINA SO VULNERABLE? North Carolina's coast is almost entirely made up of narrow, low-lying barrier islands. The damage still might be catastrophic on a North Carolina scale." Pilkey, of Duke University, said he hopes Florence offers people more motivation to retreat from North Carolina's barrier islands.

Source: Fox News September 11, 2018 17:59 UTC