Earth and Environmental Sciences · Boston College
The planet Earth is very exciting (at least geologists think so!), but can it truly live up to the hype and drama as portrayed in the movies? From the big-budget films like The Core, San Andreas, or The Day After Tomorrow or even less widely known sci-fi films, movies tend to distort the truth of natural disasters and Earth processes for dramatic effect. In this course, we will have a chance to watch a number of movies that center on natural hazards (such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and tornadoes) and other Earth processes (Earths interior, climate change). We will study the natural h
