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GEO 3100 - Natural Disasters (DSC)


DSC Depth Life and Physical Sciences
3 credits

Hazardous geologic processes affecting humans. Cause, prediction, avoidance, and frequency of natural disasters, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides, floods, subsidence, meteorite impacts, and global changes. Topics discussed in the context of earth systems and cycles. Three lectures per week.

Prerequisite/Restriction: One Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) course.

Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring