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There were some backwoods hillbillies living across the river from each other, who feuded constantly. John hated Clarence with a passion and never passed up a chance to throw rocks across the river at Clarence. This went on for years until one day the Corps of Engineers came to build a bridge across that river. John was elated; he told his wife that finally he was going to get the chance to cross over and whip Clarence.

He left the house and returned in a matter of minutes. His wife asked what was wrong, didn’t he intend to go over the bridge and whip Clarence? He replied that he never had really seen Clarence up close and didn’t realize his size until he started over the bridge and saw the sign: “CLEARANCE 8 FT 3 IN”

September 8, 1900 the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States obliterated the thriving city of Galveston, Texas.

Galveston after the 1900 hurricane – Photographer unknown – Texas State Library

Perhaps pollution and increased CO2 emissions cause amnesia!

For those who believe in Man-Made Global Warming, allow me to present to you this inconvenient truth. In 1900 a category 4 hurricane hit Galveston, Texas, leveling the city. This was before pollution from China, India, and USA. Autos had just started being built. No emissions into the air yet. No hole in the ozone. So what caused this one, Liberal environmentalists? Trump wasn’t even born yet (Although some on the Left might claim that Trump probably travelled back in time, causing the Hurricane).

The hurricane was so bad that a 2008 article in Time Magazine reported it as “The deadliest hurricane in U.S. history”.

The deadliest hurricane in U.S. history was not Hurricane Katrina. Not even close. It was the storm that hit Galveston, Texas, exactly 108 years and one week ago. That storm killed about 8,000 Americans and leveled what had been the largest city in Texas. It was a vicious storm with 130 mph winds.

In Galveston, they call it the “Great Hurricane” (Sept. 8, 1900). This was way before hurricanes were named, which didn’t start until 1953. In 1900 Galveston was only about 9 feet above sea level. When the hurricane made landfall on September 8th it had estimated winds of 145 miles per hour at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale. The hurricane brought a 15 foot tall storm surge along with these winds. The surge was so powerful it washed over the entire island, knocking buildings off their foundations and then pounding them into scraps of wood. In total over 3600 houses were destroyed.

Many of us thought that Hurricane Katrina caused the most U.S. deaths (1,800, with an additional 700 still missing), but it was dwarfed by the Galveston Hurricane, which was the deadliest natural disaster to ever hit the US, claiming over 6,000 lives.

Deadliest United States Hurricanes

Rank	Hurricane	Season	Fatalities
1	“Galveston”	1900	8,000–12,000†
2	“Okeechobee”	1928	2,500+†
3	Katrina	2005	1,836
4	“Cheniere Caminada”	1893	1,100–1,400*
5	“Sea Islands”	1893	1,000–2,000†
6	“Florida Keys”	1919	778
7	“Georgia”	1881	700†
8	Audrey	1957	416
9	“Labor Day”	1935	408
10	“Last Island”	1856	400†
†estimated total Reference: Deadliest US hurricanes

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An Inconvenient Truth – The 1900 Galveston Hurricane

September 8, 1900 the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States obliterated the thriving city of Galveston, Texas.

Perhaps pollution and increased CO2 emissions cause amnesia!

Deadliest United States Hurricanes

Never Forget

Never forget. She won’t.

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