Earth Sciences 240A
"Catastrophic Events in Earth History"
Instructor: Neil MacRae;
B&G Rm. 168; nmacrae@uwo.ca
Aim: To present
students with a more balanced and inclusive treatment of significant and sudden
geological hazards than is available from either physical geology or
environmental geology texts/courses. The course deals primarily with purely
natural processes, but touches upon processes made harmful by human
modifications of natural systems. Interactive geological process involving
lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere are emphasized.
Prerequisites: Earth Sciences
020 or equivalent, or permission of the Department.
Recommended Text: Natural Disasters, 2nd or
later Edition by Abbott
Fall 2003 Registration: Please
note that this half course is offered both in regular Lecture Format and
in On-Line Format (through Distance Studies). The content will be the same in
both formats.
Individual Lecture
Summaries and Illustrations
Earthquake
review exercise website:
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/eec/Earthquake/