NEW COURSE

SPRING 2007

EES 111/ EES 211

EARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANIC HAZARDS:

LIVING ON AN ACTIVE PLANET

T-TH 9:40-10:55 A.M.

Prof. Cynthia Ebinger



This course focuses on the causative mechanisms of earthquakes and volcanoes, hazards and forecasting, and insights into planetary processes gained from their study. The final third of the course examines particular events on Earth, with implications for planetary evolution in general. Students electing EES 211 will extend the case study to a report and oral presentation.