Abstract
Potential geologic hazards in New Mexico include earthquakes; land subsidence caused by collapsing soils, ground-water withdrawal, limestone and evaporite karst, and collapse of abandoned mine workings; earth fissures; expansive soils; slope instability; radon availability; and volcanism. Although the nature and general location of many potential hazards are well known, many detailed questions about potentially hazardous geologic processes remain unanswered. Unfortunately, a general lack of interest in the use of geologic information in planning decisions means that the state's response to geologic hazards is one of reaction rather than prevention. -from Author
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 34-41 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | New Mexico Geology |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geology