Geologic Hazards
Overview
The geologic processes that formed the spectacular landscapes of many national parks remain active today, and can be hazardous to park visitors, staff, infrastructure, and neighbors. Potentially hazardous processes include volcanic eruptions and other geothermal related features, earthquakes, landslides and other slope failures, mudflows, sinkhole collapses, snow avalanches, flooding, glacial surges and outburstfloods, tsunamis, and shoreline movements. This site provides information on geologic hazards in U.S. National Parks and NPS Geohazards Management.
What are Geologic Hazards?
Geohazards are any geological or hydrological process that poses a threat to people and/or their property.
A recent landslide at Hagerman Fossil
Beds National Monument.
The park has had more than a dozen large landslides over the last twenty-five
years.
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Rockfall closes Rim Rock Drive in Colorado National Monument