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SF’s Extreme Weather History

Look back to historic floods from 1862 to find out what may be in SF’s future.
By - posted 1/19/2015 No Comment

What actually happened to Darling Clementine? Historian Joel Pomerantz explores the California floods of 1862. Learn how this historic storm, which killed thousands and caused a number of San Francisco houses to collapse, can be an example for what a really extreme weather event could be like in our future.

SF’s Extreme Weather History | Shaping San Francisco
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE
Eric Quezada Center | 518 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA
FREE

Shaping San Francisco is a series of free lectures,which aim to excavate the city’s lost history. It’s a place to meet and talk unmediated by corporations, official spokespeople, religion, political parties, or dogma.