ATM 10: Severe and Unusual Weather

General Education Credits: QL, SL, VL
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• Can you recognize a dozen different types of life-threatening weather? If so, do you know what to do?

• Would you be prepared if a Hurricane like Katrina struck where you live?

• Have you ever wondered about rainbows, halos, and other optical phenomena?

• If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, ATM 10 may be for you! This course gives you tools that just might save your life someday.

ATM 10 surveys a dozen different types of severe weather & many kinds of atmospheric optical phenomena. You need a basic understanding of high school physics; the lectures provide specific atmospheric science background you need to understand severe weather. Lectures are supplemented by in-class demonstrations and videos.