Coastal Hazards

Coastal Hazards

Coastal hazards may be catastrophic such as earthquakes or tsunamis, or chronic, such as coastal erosion, landslides, windthrow and flooding.

Articles & Stories

Photo credit: Randy Baumhover, Shore Acres State Park, Oregon (2014) The term “biophysical”...
Photo Credit: NOAA, Marine Debris Program (2014) Marine pollution can originate from land,...
Floods Floods are a common hazard in Oregon. The damaging effects of a flood can be local or...
Photo Credit: Tiffany Woods, Oregon Sea Grant (2016) Coastlines are...
When faced with the question of how climate change will affect Oregon wetlands, the current answer...

Maps and Tools

NOAA tool that enables users to select a coastal county and explore summary snapshots describing... more

Data Collections

Displays current, projected future, and historical drought conditions in Oregon and the rest of the... more