VOLCANOS THAT ERUPTED IN NEW MEXICO ABOUT A MILLION YEARS AGO MAY STILL HAVE SOME THINGS TO TEACH US. AS IS BEING SEEN IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE RIGHT NOW, VOLCANOS CONTINUE TO SHAPE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN…JUST AS THEY DID IN NEW MEXICO IN THE VERY DISTANT PAST. NOW, THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS-DESERT PEAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL BE THE FOCUS OF A STUDY BY SCIENTISTS FROM NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS ONE ASPECT OF THEIR WORK WILL BE TO LOOK AT THE AREA’S VOLCANIC FORMATIONS. MEANWHILE OTHERS WILL EXAMINE CAVE SITES TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PAST HUMAN HABITATION IN THE AREA.
N-M-S-U SAYS THE STUDY IS FUNDED THROUGH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.
