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Bookshop Santa Cruz: Gary Griggs, California Catastrophes

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FREE IN-STORE EVENT: Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Gary Griggs, local author and Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz, for a discussion and signing of his new book California Catastrophes: The Natural Disaster History of the Golden State. This comprehensive account of California's numerous and perilous natural disasters explores how a unique combination of forces has affected Californians throughout the state's history and carries a sobering message about our short disaster memories.

This event is cosponsored by The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz.