Watch A House Worth $381,000 Collapse Into The Ocean Due To Climate Change

I think that anyone who has ever seen a movie about California has thought about how awesome it would be to live in a house by the beach at some point, but it turns out the reality is quite different – and fraught with danger.

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Granted we’re in North Carolina and not California for the video below, but I’m sure it’s possible that something like this could end up happening in Malibu or wherever as well. Unfortunately for the homeowners in question, here we see that climate change has led to the sea creeping closer and closer to the shore and ultimately knocking the house off its supports, allowing it to sink into the sea and float off, never to be heard of again.

Get a load of this video:

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) has confirmed that an unoccupied house at 24265 Ocean Drive, Rodanthe, N.C. collapsed this afternoon. This is the second unoccupied house collapse of the day at the Seashore. Read more: https://t.co/ZPUiklQAWA pic.twitter.com/OMoPNCpbzk

— Cape Hatteras National Seashore (@CapeHatterasNPS) May 10, 2022

Ooft. To make matters worse, the house is apparently worth $381,000 – which seems a lot for what it is – and it wasn’t the only one that collapsed into the sea off Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Here’s what the local coastguard had to say about the incident:

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) has confirmed that an unoccupied house at 24265 Ocean Drive, Rodanthe, N.C. collapsed this afternoon.

This is the second unoccupied house collapse of the day at the Seashore.

The beach near Ocean Drive is closed and law enforcement officials will close Ocean Drive shortly. Visitors are cautioned to stay away from the beach in this area.

Unfortunately, there may be more houses that collapse onto Seashore beaches in the near future.

We proactively reached out to homeowners along Ocean Drive in Rodanthe after the first house collapse and recommended that actions be taken to prevent collapse and impacts to Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Damn. I guess if you’re living in North Carolina or planning on visiting then make sure you stay safe. Or if you own property in the area then maybe try and sell up quick before the sea decides to destroy it? Just saying.

For more of the same, check out when Japan invented this amazing new demolition system. Legends.