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1900 Galveston Hurricane

BigSal

Posted 4:09 pm, 10/08/2024

Lol. This guy aint got a clue.

Seeing a storm in the distance is different than knowing what its strength it is.

Sorry for ruining your asinine post with common thought.

antithesis

Posted 4:08 pm, 10/08/2024

That was also a Category 4 hurricane, with the highest winds being 145mph.

And from your article, the reason that it was so deadly was because the "residents proposed a seawall be constructed to protect the city" from hurricanes, but the city government refused.

knslyr

Posted 4:03 pm, 10/08/2024

The population of Galveston, TX in 1900 was nearly 30,000 people. They did see the storm coming across the Gulf of Mexico for days. Thousands did flee Galveston and the surrounding area. The storm still destroyed the city and a minimum of 8,000 lives. Much like Helene, the storm was predicted to do something else than what it actually did. Those with no warning, or not enough warning, get to suffer while those supposed leaders shrug their shoulders and offer platitudes. Little change in 124 years

knslyr

Posted 3:55 pm, 10/08/2024

little sow doesn't have a point. It is a straw man argument used as a deflection and a distraction. All the lieberals usually have, but they do use it a lot.

sparkling water

Posted 3:52 pm, 10/08/2024

What's your point ?

BigSal

Posted 3:49 pm, 10/08/2024

It's almost like technology evolved over the years and we learned how to better deal with them for a century....might have to ask the meteorologists of 100 years ago what their radar technology was.

Weird.

DB Cooper

Posted 3:45 pm, 10/08/2024

Of The Top 10 Deadliest Hurricanes in U.S. History, Most Occurred Over A Century Ago

Like the all time record high temperature for planet earth...


sparkling water

Posted 3:41 pm, 10/08/2024

No point. There was a hurricane that killed 8000 people 124 years ago. Thought you'd like to read about it.

antithesis

Posted 3:17 pm, 10/08/2024

What's your point?

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