2020-2021 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Apr 26, 2024  
2020-2021 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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GEOL 112 Geohazards and Natural Disasters (5 credits)



Distribution Area Fulfilled Natural Sciences; General Transfer Elective
Course Description
A study of the causes, impacts, and mitigation of natural disasters. Topics may include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanism, floods, landslides, subsidence and expansive soils, coastal hazards, tornadoes and other severe weather, hurricanes and extratropical cyclones, wildfires, global climate change, and meteor impacts and space weather. Appropriate for non-science and science majors. May include optional field trip.



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