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The 1990 Galveston Hurricane was the deadliest natural disaster to ever strike the US. It came on shore September 8, 1900 and killed somewhere between 6,000 and 12,000 people.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/bigs/wea00589.jpg
The storm surge was 15 feet high, which flooded the entire island. They have since built a seawall.
Adjusted to 2005 US Dollars, it was the second costliest Atlantic Hurricane.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane
Atmospheric CO2 was 296 ppm at the time.
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