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