Natural Sciences 191CNS51 - FYS- Volcanoes

How hot is lava? How can volcanic eruptions be predicted? Learn the answers to these questions and more as we jump into the hot topic of volcanology. This course will begin covering the basic geologic context of volcanoes including where, why, how and what volcanoes erupt. Other topics will include monitoring of active volcanoes, their impact on climate, and the huge range of hazards to society that volcanoes present. Did you know that human evolution hit a bottleneck around 70,000 years ago? It's believed that was due to a supervolcano eruption!

Open to Natural Sciences Freshman with a declared major or on the Natural Sciences Exploratory Track.