TY - JOUR T1 - Late Holocene barrier island collapse; Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA JF - The Sedimentary Record Y1 - 2007 A1 - Culver, Stephen J. A1 - Grand Pre, Candace A. A1 - Mallinson, David J. A1 - Riggs, Stanley R. A1 - Corbett, D. Reide A1 - Foley, Jennifer A1 - Hale, Michael A1 - Metger, Lauren A1 - Ricardo, John A1 - Rosenberger, Jeb A1 - Smith, Christopher G. A1 - Smith, Curtis W. A1 - Snyder, Scott W. A1 - Twamley, David A1 - Farrell, Kathleen A1 - Horton, Benjamin KW - 24, Quaternary geology KW - algae KW - assemblages KW - barrier islands KW - Cenozoic KW - changes KW - clastic sediments KW - cores KW - diatoms KW - erosion KW - Foraminifera KW - geologic hazards KW - Holocene KW - hurricanes KW - Invertebrata KW - landform evolution KW - lithofacies KW - littoral KW - microfossils KW - North Carolina KW - Outer Banks KW - Pamlico Sound KW - Plantae KW - preservation KW - Protista KW - Quaternary KW - salinity KW - sand KW - sea-level KW - sediments KW - United States KW - upper Holocene KW - Vibroseis AB - We document here the threat of large scale destruction (collapse) of barrier islands based on the study of many cores taken along the Outer Banks and in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina.Around 1,100 cal yr BP, probably as the result of hurricane activity, portions of the southern Outer Banks must have collapsed to allow normal salinity waters to bathe southern Pamlico Sound for several hundred years. Such collapse could occur again during our current regime of global warming, rising sea level and increased tropical cyclone activity. The economic effect of barrier island break collapse on Outer Banks communities would be devastating. VL - 5 IS - 4 N1 - id: 1887; ISSN: 1543-8740 Language: English References: 16; illus. incl. strat. col., geol. sketch map United States (USA) Latitude:N350000,N353000 Longitude:W0753000,W0760000 ER -