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Published on: 1/30/2007
Last Visited: 4/29/2007
Pam and Jesse Williford
Pam and Jesse Williford live in Raleigh, North Carolina.Mrs. Williford works at home.Mr. Williford is retired from a career with IBM and now teaches math at Wake Technical Community College.Mr. and Mrs. Williford are members of Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.
Mr. and Mrs. Williford bought a building lot on Emerald Isle on North Carolina?s Outer Banks approximately twenty-five years ago.They hope to build a home and retire there within the next couple of years.The lot is located in the middle of the western side of the island approximately 1,000 feet from the ocean side of the island with an approximate elevation of five to eleven feet.
Mr. and Mrs. Williford are concerned about the rising ocean levels, increased storm surge, the increased frequency and severity of storms, and increased erosion resulting from climate change.They may not have bought the lot if, twenty-five years ago, they had known the dangers of climate change.If the Williford?s build, they will have to design and build their home at substantial additional cost to account for rising ocean levels, and the resulting erosion from more frequent and more powerful storms.The Williford?s are also concerned about Emerald Isle?s vegetation.The storms and storm surge will adversely affect the trees and vegetation and the island?s aesthetic value.Additionally, there is concern about the effects on the water supply and sewage systems.Mr. Williford says "I did not think that in our lifetime or our kids? lifetime that a house in the middle of Emerald Isle would be so affected, but now we know otherwise."
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