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A review of natural geological hazards in Oman

verfasst von: M. H. Al-Kindi, R. Hird

Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Ausgabe 16/2020

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Oman has a diverse geology and physiography as a result of its location close to active tectonic plates. Oceanic and continental rocks spanning in age from the Proterozoic to the Tertiary are overlain by mobile sediments of the Quaternary. Infrastructure is expanding due to demands for industrial and residential land and associated transport networks, though the geology can abate this progress. Shifting dunes threaten road networks, residential areas and agricultural land. Ophiolite and mantle rocks can contain natural asbestos minerals which when fragmented can be hazardous to health. Large expanses of carbonate and evaporitic rocks are prone to karst morphology and where existing examples include caves and sinkholes. The recent tectonic events have given rise to earth tremors, fissures, ground displacements and tsunamis. A review of the main natural hazards in Oman is presented to assist with high-level land development planning in accordance with the geology and minimise its potentially hazardous effects.

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Titel: A review of natural geological hazards in Oman
verfasst von: M. H. Al-Kindi
R. Hird
Publikationsdatum: 01.08.2020
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences / Ausgabe 16/2020
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Elektronische ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-09124-x

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