Natural Hazards

Information on majoring in geology

Seismic Hazards Maps

Syllabus and Schedule

Fall 2009 Syllabus (pdf)

Fall 2009 Syllabus (html)

Fall 2009 Course Schedule (pdf)

Paper Guidelines (pdf)

Lecture Slides

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Class (no slides)

Lecture 2: Introduction

Lecture 3: Plate Tectonics

Lecture 4: Earthquakes

Lecture 5: Earthquakes pt. 2

Lecture 6: Earthquakes pt. 3

Lecture 7: Tsunami

Lecture 8: Volcanoes

Lecture 8: Volcanoes (PDF)

Lecture 9: Volcanoes pt. 2

Lecture 9: Volcanoes pt. 2 (PDF)

Lecture 10: Volcanoes pt. 3

Lecture 10: Volcanoes pt. 3 (PDF)

Lecture 11: Volcanoes pt. 4

Lecture 11: Volcanoes pt. 4 (PDF)

Lecture 12: Landslides

Lecture 13: Landslides and Sinkholes

Lecture 14: Global Warming

Lecture 15: Global Warming

Lecture 16: Floods

Lecture 17: Floods pt. 2

Lecture 18: Beaches 1

Lecture 19: Beaches 2

Study Guides

Exam 1 Study Guide (pdf)

Selected Topics

Photos of Natural Disasters

This Week's Disasters

Volcanic Hazards in the U.S.

Precursors to Mt. St. Helens eruption

Recent Earthquakes

World Earthquake Information

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