“Volcanoes and the Human environment”
Geol 2160H/GnHon 2450
Syllabus
1) What is volcanology and why should we study it?
2) Minerals and rocks – basic materials in geology
3) Rocks, magmas, lavas and other volcanic materials
4) Radioactive dating
5) Plate tectonics
6) Regions within the Earth where magmas are generated
7) Strange ecology
9) Stuff that goes on in magma chambers and explosive eruptions
10) Volcanic features and styles of eruptions
11) Lava flows (Etna, Nyiragongo, Hawaii)
12) Pyroclastic flows
13) Mud flows
14) Ash clouds
15) Gases and climate change
16) Impact of volcanic eruptions on cultures and history
17) Volcanoes can be good!
18) Can we predict volcanic eruptions?
19) Volcanic hazards in policy and politics
20) Volcanism elsewhere in the solar system
Student talks (last seven classes)
