EAS 1220 Earthquake! (also ENGRI 1220)
Spring. 3 credits. L. D. Brown.
Explores the science of natural hazards, their societal impacts, and means of mitigation. The focus is on earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunami, but hurricanes, severe weather, climate change, landslides, wildfires and the threat of extinction from a future impact by an extraterrestrial body are also considered.