Class Id: 8860
Days: MWF
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 10:50 AM
Building: GUYOT
Room: 10
Course Id: 3941
Departments and Numbers: GEO 103
Area: ST
Title: Natural Disasters
Description: An introduction to natural (and some society-induced) hazards and the importance of public understanding of the issues related to them. Emphasis is on the geological processes that underlie the hazards, with some discussion of relevant policy issues. Principal topics: Earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunami, hurricanes, floods, meteorite impacts, global warming. Intended primarily for non-science majors.
Prerequisites:
Professors: Allan M. Rubin
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