Presentation by Author Tim Palmer: Seek Higher Ground

Award-winning author and photographer Tim Palmer will present a slide show based on his new book, Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis, published by the University of California Press.

With graphic photos and engaging narrative, Tim will explain how our efforts to control floods through dam and levee construction have been, at best, inadequate, and how the endless cycle of floods, damage, recovery and repeated losses can best be ended through the protection of open space on floodplains and through voluntary relocation of homes and businesses from hazard-prone areas. The author will show how the warming climate is making flood dangers worse and how an improved response is essential if widespread disasters are to be avoided in the future.

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