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Extreme Weather
Perry Samson, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
This course provides an introduction to the physics of extreme weather events. We examine solar eruptions, ice ages, climate change, monsoons, El Niño, hurricanes, floods, droughts, heat waves, thunderstorms, ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

Meteorology
Elizabeth Malcolm, Virginia Wesleyan University
This lecture/lab course explores topics of weather, climate and air pollution and is taken by majors and non-majors. The goal of the laboratory is to develops students' understanding of the atmosphere through ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)

Our Dynamic Weather
Dave Dempsey, San Francisco State University
"Our Dynamic Weather" explores the nature of weather and how and why it changes. It describes how atmospheric scientists display and interpret weather information and use that information to identify ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)

Environmental Analysis
Deborah S. Gross, Carleton College
Humans have had a dramatic impact on the chemistry of the earth's environment. In this course, we study the chemistry of molecules in the air, water, and soil. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Air Quality, Waste
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)

Oil and Water (Geog 7)
Catherine Gautier, University of California-Santa Barbara
Oil (energy) and water are two key strategic resources dominating the international scene and for which people have been and will continue to fight and go to war over. Energy and water play a major role in most of ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Energy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory

North American Environments
Marguerite Forest, Florida Gulf Coast University
Natural environments of North America (north of Mexico and excluding Florida) and critical environmental issues in the region will be examined in terms of geology/geomorphology, climate/weather, and biogeography ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)

Global Climate Change
This interdisciplinary courses focuses on how and why Earth's climate has changed thoughout its history and how it is likely to change in the near future. It draws from geology, chemistry, meteorology, ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Environmental Science:Policy
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)

Global Change and Human Health
The course begins by focusing on the dynamics of Earth's physical systems and the impacts of increasing human population on those systems, and concludes by examining several critical health issues in light of ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Oceanography, Soils, Geoscience, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Air Quality, Soils and Agriculture, Human Population, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Health Sciences
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)

Natural Hazards and Catastrophes
Alan Whittington, The University of Texas at San Antonio
1 credit hour course for non-scientists, with no pre-requisites. Aims to improve quantitative and scientific literacy through applying simple skills to topics including global climate change, earthquakes, volcanoes ...

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Volcanism, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Physics:Astronomy
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)

Dr. Alycia Lackey: Bio 103-Saving Planet Earth at Murray State University
Alycia Lackey, Murray State University
At the end of this course that covers a broad spectrum of human impacts on the earth, we used Unit 1 Introduction to Environmental Justice to discuss how people make decisions about their interactions with the environment. Earlier in the course, students had already developed an understanding of human impacts on the environment and political, philosophical, and social perspectives.

Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)