<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div><div><div><font color="#274e13" face="times new roman, serif" size="4">The CEES Seminar Series presents:</font></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#0b5394"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ben DeJong, </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">State Geologist, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font size="4" color="#38761d">Aftermath of “The Great Vermont Flood” of 10-11 July 2023</font></span></b><i style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></i></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">The Great Vermont Flood of July 2023 wreaked havoc as torrential rainfall triggered widespread flooding from rivers overflowing their banks, resulting in severe erosion and destruction. Additionally, the heavy rainfall triggered numerous landslides, further intensifying the devastation and leading to road closures and infrastructure damage across the region.  Join us as Ben DeJong provides a high-level overview from the perspective of the Vermont Geological Survey.</span><br></p></div><br><div><div><b>Friday Sept 22nd </b><b>3:30pm. </b><br></div><div><div><b>Hudson 106</b></div></div><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><br></p></div><div><div><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;unicode-bidi:embed;word-break:normal"><b>All seminars are free and open to the public. </b><br></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><div>If you have any questions regarding the seminar please contact Dr. Mark Lesser (<a href="mailto:mless004@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">mless004@plattsburgh.edu</a>)</div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><img src="cid:ii_lmi1tw9r0" alt="Slide2.JPG" width="519" height="389" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;"></div></div></div>