S Deemer

EASC2918 Earth's Story is an overview of the Earth's dynamic past of episodes of supercontinent collision and breakup, massive flooding, global warming and freezing, magnetic field reversals, and continents travelling over long distances.  The evolution of life is tied to this history and has had equally dramatic turns of rich growth and catastrophic extinction  .The course is being offered in the winter semester 2014.  Discussion will be based on Canadian geology and includes an introduction to techniques used to decipher the rock record.  For more information, please contact Sharon Deemer.