This fact should be borne in mind by anyone trying to understand the events of Sept. 8-9, 1900, when a hurricane snuffed out at least 6,000 lives and virtually destroyed the city of Galveston.

The latest example is an online interactive map of the storm’s aftermath recently created by the Rosenberg Library ’s Galveston & Texas History Center.

The US's deadliest hurricane hit Galveston in 1900. Here’s what it tells us about restricting NOAA. Story by Sarah Smith • 2mo ...

The Galveston hurricane of 1900—or just the Storm, as many islanders usually refer to it nowadays—has inspired no shortage of books, including Erik Larson's superb 1999 nonfiction bestseller ...

Officials reportedly told NOAA to pause international communications. Galveston’s past offers a lesson in what can happen by restricting scientific transmission ...

Hurricane Harvey is similar in many ways to the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. One of the marked differences is the role modern technology plays in preventing the horrendous loss of life that ...

Tiny Galveston Island is threatened by Hurricane Rita much as it was by another hurricane more than 100 years ago. In the first week of September 1900, before the advent of weather satellites or ...

On Sept. 8, 1900, a massive hurricane swallowed up Galveston Island, claiming up to 12,000 lives and destroying more than 2,600 homes.

To date, experts recognize the 1900 Galveston hurricane as the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.

The greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States happened on September 8th,1900. That day, a powerful hurricane devastated the city of Galveston in Texas, killing more than 6,000 ...