Academic Calendar - 2023 ARCHIVE
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2023ARCHIVE
Earth Sciences 2240F/G
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS IN EARTH HISTORY
Rare events so catastrophic that they leave evidence in the geologic record and threaten life on Earth. Included are impacts by asteroids and comets, eruptions from giant resurgent volcanic calderas, large to mega-earthquakes and associated tsunami, and dramatic reduction of atmospheric oxygen by release of reservoirs of methane hydrate.
Antirequisite(s): Earth Sciences 2241A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year requirements.
Extra Information: The equivalent of 3 lecture hours per week. Offered only online (see Western Distance Studies).
Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth:
CATEGORY C
i
Subject Code: EARTHSCI
This Course is Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages:
Earth Sciences 2240F/G
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS IN EARTH HISTORY
Rare events so catastrophic that they leave evidence in the geologic record and threaten life on Earth. Included are impacts by asteroids and comets, eruptions from giant resurgent volcanic calderas, large to mega-earthquakes and associated tsunami, and dramatic reduction of atmospheric oxygen by release of reservoirs of methane hydrate.
Antirequisite(s): Earth Sciences 2241A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year requirements.
Extra Information: The equivalent of 3 lecture hours per week. Offered only online (see Western Distance Studies).
Earth Sciences 2241A/B - HAZARDOUS EARTH
Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY
Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | MAJOR IN GEOLOGY
Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | MINOR IN GEOLOGY
Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE - admission discontinued