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GEOL 2153 - Natural Hazards and Disasters


Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course examines natural disasters and provides a survey of important historical and recent disasters from a geologic perspective. Topics covered include: earthquakes, tsunami, volcanic eruptions, landslides, mudflows, flooding, climate change, droughts and extraterrestrial impacts. The lab component of this course involves two one day field trips to examine locally occurring natural hazards.

Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1101  or GEOL 1101  or GEOL 1109 .
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 3

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