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An ecological approach to the study of interactions between the natural events and human use systems; perceptions of and adaptations to natural hazards such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, tornadoes, and volcanic eruptions

The ocean covers 71 percent of the earth's surface, yet the ocean floor is less studied than the moon. This almost unexplored landscape is made up of flat plains, deep trenches, volcanic mountains, and huge ridges. In this dark abyss, life is supported by a rain of nutrients from pelagic photosynthesis, and by chemosynthetic bacteria near hot vents and fissures. The Ocean World class will cover ocean environments, scientific exploration, and marine ecosystems. The course will cover ocean currents, waves, marine habitats, coral reefs, hurricanes, tsunamis, El Ninos, volcanic islands, coasts, and beaches, new frontiers in ocean sciences, including the technologies used to monitor and probe the ocean depths: including scuba, submersibles, and satellites