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Chemist Dr. Bruce Bender will give a presentation, “The Chemical History of Candle,” Thursday night, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at Old Main in Galesville as a tribute to the
It Doesn’t Take a Hurricane to Cause a Flood Flooding is the costliest — and the most common — natural disaster to significantly impact communities across the United States, The PEW Charitable Trust notes in its reporting on flood-prepared communities. Flood events have accounted for more than $850 billion in damage and losses in the U.S. since 2000, the global nonprofit, nongovernmental organization points out. It doesn’t take a hurricane to create a flood event. After all, just one inch of water in a structure can cause up to $25,000 of damage, according to FEMA. But the run-up to t...