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Habitats, physical features, or prey attract many threatened or endangered species — such as black abalone, blue whales, leatherback sea turtles, and snowy plovers — to the sanctuary's waters. [3] [7] Over 400 species of fish, four species of sea turtle, six species of pinniped, and 33 species of cetacean are found in the sanctuary's waters ...
New Mexico water authorities underwater: Too-low rates prevent needed repairs, report says. Tribune. Alaina Mencinger and Carina Julig, The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 21, 2024 at 7:35 PM. Sep ...
The map of North America with the Western Interior Seaway during the Campanian. The Western Interior Seaway (also called the Cretaceous Seaway, the Niobraran Sea, the North American Inland Sea, the Western Interior Sea and sometimes nicknamed "Hell's Aquarium") was a large inland sea that split the continent of North America into two landmasses for 34 million years.
The geologic history of the state began with its assembly during the Yavapai and Mazatzal orogenies 1750 to 1650 million years ago (Mya). This was followed by 200 million years of tectonic quiescence that ended in the Picuris orogeny. This event transformed the New Mexico crust into mature continental crust.
The Submerged Lands Act of 1953 [2] is a U.S. federal law that recognized the title of the states to submerged navigable lands within their boundaries at the time they entered the Union. They include navigable waterways, such as rivers , as well as marine waters within the state's boundaries, generally three geographical miles (almost exactly 3 ...
In New Mexico, oil and natural gas production uses less than 1 percent of the state’s annual freshwater consumption, while the vast majority of water continues to be consumed by individuals or ...
A 50-year water plan was released by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to counteract the expected loss of 25 percent of New Mexico's freshwater.
Up to half of the continent's modern surface area may have been submerged by this sea. [72] This is called the Western Interior Seaway. [73] It covered the majority of states like Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Wyoming. [74] The seafloor was smooth and probably never submerged by more than 600 feet of ...