Hazards

Hazards

At the beach, winter storms strip away sand covering a buried forest. A road-cut reveals massive...
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Earthquakes An earthquake is defined as the "perceptible trembling to violent...
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Floods Floods are a common hazard in Oregon. The damaging effects of a flood can be local or...
In urban areas the human and infrastructure costs of landslides are often mediate and devastating....
Photo Credit: Tiffany Woods, Oregon Sea Grant (2016) Coastlines are...
Climate change. The debate continues on whether we are in the midst of a marked change in climate...
According to the FEMA FAQ website, a 100-year flood is defined as: The term "100-year...
Coastal erosion is a natural process that continually affects the Oregon coast. Erosion becomes a...
A ‘fire regime‘ is the term given to the general pattern in which fires naturally occur in a...
Not every hazardous material is produced by humans. Naturally occurring hazardous...
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