| Course Description : | Earth: systems and cycles; hazardous geologic processes:
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides, sinkholes,
floods; hazards of ocean and weather; meteorite impacts; fossil fuels; energy alternatives; mineral resources and the impact of
their mining on the environment; soil resources; water resources;
human impacts on the environment: waste disposal, contaminants
in the geologic environment; atmospheric change and global
warming. |