GEOG 330 - Natural Hazards and Disasters (4)

Survey of geosciences through an examination of natural hazards including causes and effects, of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods, landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, climate change, and impacts of extraterrestrial objects. These earth processes have a direct, and often sudden and violent, impact on human society. The course integrates principles of geology, hydrology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, soil science, ecology, and solar system astronomy. The course is designed for non-science majors to help them understand physical earth processes as natural hazards and their consequences to society. Offered: On rotation.