Natural Hazards

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

An examination of the physical causes of a variety of extreme geophysical events, risk estimation and perception, and the societal approaches adopted to adjust to natural hazards. The course concentrates on climate-related natural hazards (e.g., hurricanes, droughts, floods), but also examines other geophysical events such as earthquakes. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits including GEOG-EGEO-ERSC 1040H.