Coastal hazards refer to both natural and man-made events along coastlines that have the potential to damage life, property, and the environment. Countries around the world, especially those with vast coastlines, are often struck by natural events like cyclones crossing from land to sea and the resultant coastal storm surges. The recent tsunami in Japan has forcefully added a new dimension to the natural calamities affecting countries throughout the world.

Other hazards, like the occurrences of algal blooms along coastlines are not new to this part of the world. Increasing marine traffic in this region alarms us, we have to be ready for man-made events like oil spills. The increasing number of oil spills along our coastline over last few years alarms us to be prepared for these kind of events. Coastal erosion is a coastal hazard that is both natural and man-made. We have to be aware and alert of these types of structures that are coming up on our coastlines to avoid man-made erosional hazard.

This website provides information on the different types of coastal hazards and what we can do to mitigate their impact on the environment and human lives.

Please join us in praying for the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. If you want to help the victims, please visit the Help Japan Tsunami Victims page.