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Extreme Weather

Extreme Weather

Extreme Weather

This course provides an introduction to the physics of extreme weather events. The course uses examples of the thunderstorms, jet stream, floods, lake-effect snowstorms, lightning, thunder, hail, hurricanes, and tornados to illustrate the physical laws governing the atmosphere. Participants apply these principles in hands-on storm forecasting and weather analysis assignments.

School(s)/College(s)
Engineering » Climate & Space Sciences
Literature, Science, & Arts » Earth and Environmental Sciences
Literature, Science, & Arts » Program in the Environment
Course Number(s) UM Course ID Academic Level Credits Sustainability Category*
CLIMATE 102, ENVIRON 102, EARTH 122 040616 Undergraduate 3.0 Sustainability-Inclusive

* A course is defined as sustainability-focused if the course title or description points to an explicit focus on sustainability. Sustainability-inclusive courses are those in which sustainability is clearly included in the course content.

Academic Terms

YearSession(s)
2026Winter
2025Winter, Fall
2024Winter, Fall