A geohazard is the term for a geological state which has the potential to create widespread damage. Geohazards are geological and environmental conditions and involve long-term or short-term geological processes. Typical geohazards include tectonic issues, such as earthquakes and volcanoes, other naturally-occurring processes such as landslides and mud flows, or more human-induced matters such as drilling through an over-pressured geological zone. It’s important, then, that anyone in an industry dealing with the geological environment remains mindful of the risks and knows how to avoid them.
There are few examples of geohazards which are :
1) Earthquakes
2) Tsunamis
3) Landslides
4) Rock falls
5) Debris flows
6) Mud flows
and many others. Normally in Malaysia, we always faced with
landslides problems. This type of geohazard could claim humans life like what happened at Bukit Antarabangsa and Rumah Persatuan Anak Yatim Malaysia, Hulu Langat.
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