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Top 10 Extreme Weather Events
This catastrophic event unfolded in Galveston, Texas, leaving a trail of destruction and claiming over 8,000 lives. The hurricane was categorized as a Category 4 storm, with terrifying wind speeds ...
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Hurricane Hunting From Outer Space
The lack of data about storms can be fatal. The Great Galveston hurricane of 1900 took around 12,000 lives. It might have had a better outcome, but forecasters missed where the storm was heading ...
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The US's deadliest hurricane hit Galveston in 1900. Here’s what it tells us about restricting NOAA.
The Weather Bureau chief in charge of Cuba “saw conspiracies everywhere,” wrote Erik Larson in his 2000 book "Isaac’s Storm," which chronicles the lead-up to the 1900 Galveston hurricane and ...