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Sep
1) The 1900 Galveston HurricaneThe Galveston Hurricane of September 8, 1900 remains the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. Striking the Texas coast as a powerful Category 4 storm, it produced storm surges exceeding 15 feet and winds estimated at 145 miles per hour. The island city of Galveston, then a booming port with roughly 38,000 residents, had little warning and virtually no protective infrastructure. An estimated 8,000 to 12,000 people lost their lives.Entire neighborhoods were completely swept away. The devastation sparked profound transformations in American disaster response protocols, featuring the building of a colossal seawall alongside the raising…
