Hello, I am a college graduate from Eastern Michigan University. I have my B.S. in Earth Science and Geography with a Secondary Education Teaching Endorsement. I have created this web site to address many issues and to talk about severe and unusual weather, uncommon weather phenomenon's and severe weather safety. I have studied Earth Science and Weather under scientists that have working knowledge in their field. They are experts in their area of study, and I feel that I have received a top quality education. Below are the courses that I have completed toward my major/minor. Thank you and enjoy.

Earth Science

• GESC 108 Earth Science - 4 Credit hrs, Selected topics and concepts from geology, physical geography, meteorology and oceanography provide the basis for understanding current environmental problems and for perceiving fundamental options as humans increase pressure on the world’s resources and ecosystems. A requirement for both the major and College of Arts & Sciences 133 minor in geography. Lecture: three hours per week. Laboratory: one two-hour period per week.
• ESSC111 The Earth System Through Time - 4 Credit hrs The origin, development and succession of earth materials, surface and life forms, culminating in one present scene and organic population. Field trips and reports may be required. Required for geology and earth science majors and minors. Lectures: three hours per week. Laboratory: one two-hour period per week.
• ESSC114 National Parks and Monuments - 2 Credit hrs This class, geared towards non-majors, provides an overview of the geology of U.S. national parks and monuments and the basic geologic processes responsible for their formation.
• ESSC208 Natural Environmental Hazards - 3 Credit hrs Analysis of devastating earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, violent storms, freezes and other environmental catastrophes, emphasizing their causes and human adjustments to these events.
• ESSC212 Weather, Climate and the Earth System - 3 Credit hrs An examination of earth-sun relationships, the nature of atmospheric processes, weather, and climate. Lecture: two hours per week. Laboratory: two hours per week.
• ESSC229 Rocks and Minerals 3 Credit hrs The identification and classification of rocks and minerals with special emphasis on characteristics used in the field. Lecture: two hours per week. Laboratory: one two-hour period per week.
• ESSC320 Oceanography - 3 Credit hrs A study of the world’s oceans, including coasts, waves, currents, tides, sediments, marine geology, properties of sea water, the energy balance, oceanographic research techniques and marine resources, stressing physical oceanography.
• ESSC324 Weather - 3 Credit hrs Introduction to the properties and processes that create weather, including an analysis of conditions aloft, the formation of storms, and methods and problems of weather forecasting. Lecture: two hours per week. Laboratory: two hours per week.
• ESSC331 Paleontology - 4 Credit hrs Origin and development of life on earth and the environments in which animal assemblages lived. Study of the principles involved in the interpretation of fossils. Systematic study of the features of the organisms most important in the fossil record. Lecture: three hours per week; Laboratory: one two-hour period per week.
• ESSC370 Glacial Geology - 4 Credit hrs The study of the glacial environment and ice age deposits. Topics include glacial flow, meltwater production, glacial erosion and deposition, formation of landforms, and causes of the ice ages. Many labs will involve the outdoor study of ice age landforms and deposits. Weekend field trips and reports required. Lecture: three hours per week. Laboratory: one three-hour period per week.
• ESSC425 Severe and Unusual Weather - 3 Credit hrs Analysis of cyclones, blizzards, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and other catastrophic weather phenomena. Their environmental impact and prediction.

Geography

• GEOG107 Introduction to Geography - 3 Credit hrs A survey of the major concepts and subfields in modern geography. Physical, cultural, economic, political and social geography are among the major areas explored.
• GEOG110 World Regions - 3 Credit hrs Geographic evaluation of the human imprint on the world, focusing on how peoples of various societies have approached the problems of living in their natural environments and with each other. A requirement for both the major and minor in geography.
• GEOG111 Regions and Resources - 3 Credit hrs A comparative analysis of the economic resources of major regions of the world. The relationships among countries, corporations and multiple levels of technology are examined.
• GEOG313 Geography of Michigan - 2 Credit hrs Detailed analysis of the natural setting, population and settlement characteristics, industry, recreation and agriculture in the state.
• GEOG320 Geography of the United States and Canada - 3 Credit hrs A regional treatment of natural setting, distribution of the people, important occupations and problems of future development in each of
  several regions.