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Megaflood to Impact California
Category: Kids & family
Duration: 00:06:21
Publish Date: 2022-08-27 07:00:00
Description:

In 1862, a catastrophic flood in California claimed the lives of over 4,000 people, destroying one-third of all property in the state. What new research is uncovering for the future of California is Worth Noting.

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