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May 04, 2024
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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:
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Geomorphology and the underlying physical processes of landscape change, including hazards such as earthquakes, volcanism, landslides, and erosion
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Weather and climate and related hazards such as hurricanes and tornadoes, floods and droughts, and sea level rise
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Ecological hazards such as wildfire, disease, and insect outbreaks
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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
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