The Great Storm of 1900 slammed into Galveston on Sept. 8, 1900 without warning, killing at least 6,000 people and changing the island forever.

The loss of life is unimaginable. While we are still grappling with what happened, it’s important to understand the historic ...

Through the decades, the 200-year-old Port of Galveston has prepared for and recovered from dozens of major storms, including ...

It is a curious feature of the Galveston hurricane that, like the great hurricane of September, 1889, which devastated Vera Cruz, it did not follow the course of the Gulf Stream, ...

Great Galveston Hurricane On Sept. 8, 1900, the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history ripped through Galveston, Texas. The Category 4 hurricane saw storm surges of 8 to 15 feet, and winds up to 140 mph.

GREAT DISASTER AT GALVESTON; Deaths May Be Over 2,600 ... After remaining through the hurricane of Saturday he departed from Galveston on a schooner and came across the bay to Morgan's Point, ...

The Great Galveston Hurricane is known as the deadliest weather disaster in United States history, killing at least 8,000 people, with some estimates as high as 12,000 people.

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reflects on the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the deadliest in U.S. history. As hurricane season nears, he notes that the storm ...

Peak hurricane season on the Texas Gulf Coast occurs in August and September -- the 1900 storm struck in September, as did 2008's Hurricane Ike -- but the official season is much longer, from June ...

A hurricane that hit Galveston on Sept. 8, 1900, is still considered the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Hurricanes were not named during that time, but the deadly weather event was ...

Storms were also sometimes known by the name of a place they hit, like the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900. Why do hurricanes have names? Using names helps meteorologists — and the public ...