GEO 104 Spring 2019 Syllabus PDF

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GEO 104 Spring 2019 Ripples Around the World: Global Effects of Natural Disasters Time: Tues & Thursday, 10:00-11:20 PM Room: Harriman Hall Rm 137 Instructors: Prof. Hanna Nekvasil (ESS 234, [email protected]) Undergraduate TA: Michael Bitetto ([email protected]) Instructor Office Hours: TBA Undergraduate TA Office Hours: TBA COURSE DESCRIPTION: Earthquakes and tsunamis create wi de s pr e a dde v a s t a t i o n.Vol c a ni c e r up t i on sbur yc i t i e sun de ra s ha ndc a us ec l os ur e sofdi s t a nta i r por t s .He a vyr a i nsc a us el a nds l i de sa nd floodi n g.Thi sc ou r s ef o c us e sone v a l u a t i n gt hegl oba le ffe c t sofs e v e r a lr e c e ntg e ol o gi c a ldi s a s t e r sa ndt he g e ol ogi c a lp r oc e s s e st ha tunde r l i et he m.Wewi l le xpl or eque s t i on si n c l udi ng :Ho wdona t ur a ldi s a s t e r s h a ppe n?Wh a ta r et hes e c onda r ygl oba le ffe c t sons o c i e t a li nf r a s t r uc t ur e ,onpubl i che a l t h,on i nt e r na t i ona lt r a de ?Ho wdos oc i e t a ldi ffe r e n c e sc a us ev a r i e dl oc a lr e s pon s e sa nda ffe c tt hegl oba li mpa c t ? Ho wd ot hepr oc e s s e st ha tc a us eourpl a ne tt obeda ng e r ousa tt i me s ,r e j u v e na t et hepl a n e ta ndma k ei t u ni que l yha b i t a bl e ?Ho wa r ehuma nsi mpa c t i ngt hec l i ma t ea ndha b i t a bi l i t yofourwo r l d?Sc i e nt i fica nd p opul a rne wss our c e sa r eus e dt oe xpl or et heunde r l yi ngna t ur a lphe nome naa ndt hena t ur ea ndgl oba l d i s t r i bu t i onoft hee ffe c t sf r o mg e ol o gi c ,e c o nomi c ,a ndpubl i che a l t hpe r s pe c t i v e s . COURSEPREREQUI SI TES:

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