Geology 105CC - Introduction to Geology: 'Climate Change'
Climate Change
Fall
2024
02
4.00
Kinuyo Kanamaru
MF 03:15PM-04:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
125307
Clapp Laboratory 301
kkanamar@mtholyoke.edu
This course is about past, present, and future global climate and environmental change. We will discover how the climate system works, how the climate has evolved over geologic time, and what might be in store for us in the future - as human population grows, landscapes are modified and greenhouse gas concentrations increase in our atmosphere. We will study some of the biggest climate events in Earth's history and will come to appreciate how rapid changes currently underway compare to the natural range and pace of climatic variability. The course will provide students with an up-to-date assessment of 1) how the climate system works, 2) to what extent humans are causing climate change, 3) what the consequences of those changes might be, and 4) what can be done to mitigate the most adverse effects of those changes.
Coreq: GEOL-105CCL.
Seats are available for first-years and sophomores only in the first week of pre-registration. On Monday of the second week, remaining seats and the waitlist will open to all.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.