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The Galveston Hurricane of 1900

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900

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In 1900, Galveston, Texas, was one of the richest and fastest-growing cities in America. On September 8, a hurricane slammed into the island with a storm surge more than 15 feet high, and by morning much of the city was gone. Between 6,000 and 12,000 people were killed, making it the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. In this episode of Knowledge Central, we look at how the storm caught a city by surprise, what that night was like, and how Galveston literally raised itself out of the sea afterward.

In this episode:

  • Galveston in 1900: a booming port city on a low, flat barrier island
  • The forecasts and warnings that failed to prepare the city
  • The night of September 8: wind, storm surge, and a city underwater
  • The aftermath, and the grim task of recovery
  • The massive seawall, and how engineers raised the entire city’s ground level
  • How the disaster changed hurricane forecasting, and shifted Texas’s future toward Houston

Watch the video version on YouTube at Knowledge Central. https://youtu.be/N1qgL-y_-l4

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