UWX GE170

Disasters - Living on the Edge

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point · UGRD · Fall 2026

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Study various environmental hazards, their causes, impacts on humans, and mitigations. Core topics include natural hazards (earthquakes, flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes), and anthropogenic hazards (climate change, nuclear hazards, overpopulation). Additional topics may include: coastal hazards, pollution, other atmospheric hazards, impacts from space, extinctions, biohazards, chemical hazards, and terrorism. May not earn credit in both UWX GE170 and either GEOG 170 or GEOL 170.

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