GEOL 007 Earth Hazards

Eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines


PERFECT STORM PAPER ASSIGNMENT - due in CLASS on October 6

CLIMATE CHANGE ASSIGNMENT - due in CLASS on December 3

 ALL KINDS OF USEFUL STUFF FOR YOU!

 BOOKS TO BUY

 E-RESERVE READINGS

 COURSE SCHEDULE

  NO DISCUSSION SECTIONS

 Web Supplements - check these out!

 INTRO, RULES, REGS, AND GRADES

  LINK TO CURRENT GEOLOGICAL EVENTS

 Last Years QUIZ QUESTIONS

 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS!!!!



Faculty: Paul Bierman, Geology Department and School of Natural Resources, pbierman@uvm.edu,
307 DELEHANTY HALL 6-4411,
office hr TUESDAY 940-1040

TA: Eric Portenga, Geology Department, eporteng@uvm.edu, office hr 1100-1300, Monday, 314 Delehanty Hall


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Week by Week Web Reading Assignments

 

Click on one of the links below to see the sites to read for each topic, and questions for each week.

 Schedule
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Hurricanes
Nor'easters
Floods
Landslides
Mudflows
Tsunamis
Avalanches
Climate change
Asteroids and Comets
Nuclear Energy

 

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Readings

 

There are a variety of readings for this class, most of them from popular sources. There is no text book.

You should purchase the following books from the book store or from the web or from your favorite local bookseller:

1. The Control of Nature, John McPhee, ISBN 0374522596

2. Geology and the Environment, Pipkin et al., ISBN 9780495113058, Edition 5 ONLY

3. The Perfect Storm, Sebastian Junger, ISBN 006101351X

 

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