GEOL 116 - Geological Hazards

Credits: 4

This is a survey of geological hazards and disasters, including earth hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, landslides, subsidence), hydrologic hazards (floods, costal erosion), meteorological hazards (severe storms, droughts), and other natural hazards (wildfires, extraterrestrial impacts). Emphasis is on physical aspects – origins– more than effects on people. Three hours of lecture plus weekly laboratory. Fall,