GEO 105S - Earth, Wind and Fire: The Geography of Natural Hazards

Every place on earth is affected by one or more natural hazards. Those hazards pose greater or lesser risk to communities, depending on a suite of social, political, economic, geomorphic, and climatic factors. This course explores four factors central to the creation of risk from natural hazards:

Geomorphology and the underlying physical processes of landscape change, including hazards such as earthquakes, volcanism, landslides, and erosion
Weather and climate and related hazards such as hurricanes and tornadoes, floods and droughts, and sea level rise
Ecological hazards such as wildfire, disease, and insect outbreaks
Human factors relating to natural hazards, including risks from human-environment interactions, the built environment, and social and cultural factors

Pass/Fail: Pass/Fall option. Course Typically Offered: Every semester.

Prerequisite(s): None.

Credits: 4