Title: Natural Disasters |
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Instructor:
Dr. David E. Pitts Faculty Office: Bayou 3-531-11 Phone:281-283-3770 Fax:281-283-3870 or 3869 Webpage: http://sce.uhcl.edu/Pitts/ E-mail: 
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| Office Hours: The Hour prior to each class. |
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Textbook: Patrick L. Abbott , Natural Disasters, McGraw Hill, 9 th ed. 2015. , |
| DESCRIPTION: Survey of natural processes of the Earth involving floods, fire, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, volcanic eruptions, climate change, severe weather, and impacts by objects from space. |
| Objective:To provide the student with basic understanding of how natural disasters happen and their consequences through the use of case histories. |
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Methodology:1. Lectures on new concepts. Lectures include real time use of web resources, videos and live demonstrations. |
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Honesty Code:The Honesty Code is the university community's standard of honesty and is endorsed by all members of the University of Houston-Clear Lake academic community. It is an essential element of the University's academic credibility. It states: |
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Aug 31 Chapter 2, Internal Energy & Plate Tectonics & Chapter 3 Earthquake Geology Sept 14 Chapters 4 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes Sept 21 Chapter 5, Earthquake Lessons & review for test Sept 28 Test over Chapters 1 through 5, lecture on Chapter 6 Volcanic Eruptions Oct 5 Chapter 7 Volcano Case Histories Oct 12 Chapter 8 Tsunami & review for test Oct 19 Test over chapters 6, 7, & 8 Oct 26 Chapter 9 External Energy & Weather & Climate Nov 2 Chapter 10 Tornadoes & Chapter 11 Hurricaanes Nov 9 Chapter 12 Climate Change & review for test Nov 9 Last day to drop without grade Nov 16 Test over Chapters 9, 10, 11, & 12 Nov 23 Lecture on Chapter 13 Floods, Chapter 14 Fire & Chapter 15 Mass Movements Nov 30 Lecture on Chapter 16 Coastal Processes & Chapter 17 Impacts & Epilogue Mass Extinctions, review for test Dec 7 Test over Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, & Epilogue |
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SIGN PLUS Deductions will be assessed for all late work. |
| Examples - Questions on a major exam. Based on data for the period from 1947 to 1980, the continent of _______________ experienced the greatest loss of life from natural disasters. a) North America, b) South America, c) Europe, d) Africa, E) Asia During the last half of the 20th Century, earthquakes and ______________ account for the majority of deaths from natural disasters. a) volcanic eruptions, b) floods, c) landslides, D) hurricanes, e) tornadoes |
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