Part I. An Extreme Climate On September 8, 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history unfolded on a narrow barrier island southwest of Houston. A powerful hurricane swept through the city of Galveston, Texas, bringing a storm surge of over fifteen feet across an island that was only eight feet above sea level at its highest point. Winds of 120 miles per hour lashed the city. Nine inches of rain fell in a day. The storm leveled much of the city’s residential area, reducing tidy neighborhoods of wood-framed houses to vast fields of debris. Perhaps as many as eight … Continue reading Did Exxon Make It Rain Today?