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	Great Hurricane of 1780 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Great Hurricane of 1780 is considered the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclone of all time.
		The hurricane struck the Caribbean in the midst of the American Revolution and took a heavy toll on the British and French fleets contesting for control of the area.
		The 1780 Atlantic hurricane season was unique in that it had 3 hurricanes that caused at least 1,000 deaths each; all three were in October.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Hurricane_of_1780 (362 words)

	Encyclopedia: Great Hurricane of 1780
		Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever observed, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 km/h).
		Hurricane Mitch struck Central America with such viciousness that it was nearly a week before the magnitude of the disaster began to reach the outside world.
		Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever observed, with sustained winds at one point of 180 MPH or 290 /A>.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Great-Hurricane-of-1780 (1139 words)

	Galveston Hurricane of 1900 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is to date the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States.
		Ship reports were the only reliable tool for observing hurricanes at sea, and because wireless telegraphy was in its infancy, these reports were not available until the ships put in at a harbor.
		Prior to the Hurricane of 1900, Galveston was considered to be a beautiful and prestigious city and was known as "the New York of the South." Many people say that had it not been for the hurricane, Galveston would today be one of the nation's largest and most beautiful cities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Galveston_Hurricane (2884 words)

	Talk:Great Hurricane of 1780 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is possible the strongest of the three, the 11-18 October “Great Hurricane”, may have come closer to the Florida peninsula than previously thought.
		It is possible the “Great Hurricane” came closer to the coast than previously realized and the pressure gradient may have been very tight along the coast.
		Specific to the GH of 1780 details, you might look into the report of bark stripping - that indicates extreme wind speeds, perhaps 200 mph, either water spouts galore or truly a great hurricane...
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Great_Hurricane_of_1780 (631 words)

	Great Hurricane of 1780 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The 1780 Atlantic hurricane season was unique in that it had 3 hurricanes that caused at least 1,000 deaths each.
		Sunspots reached a record peak about 1780, the highest level for a period of centuries before and after, for the supermaximal solar cycle, ~1776~1785, as did fatal hurricanes.
		Great Hurricane of 1780, The storm, Trivia, See also, External links, Hurricane articles needing a picture, 1780, Atlantic hurricanes and 1780-1789 Atlantic hurricane seasons.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Great_Hurricane_of_1780 (364 words)

	NEMO remembers the great hurricane of 1780
		The Great Hurricane of October 10, 1780, is arguably, the most destructive hurricane to have struck Barbados and the islands of the Eastern Caribbean.
		In the Havana hurricane of October 18, 1944 the maximum wind velocity was measured at 163 miles an hour and the bark of the trees remained in tact.
		The hurricane season of 1780 was one of great activity with the first storm occurring on June 13.
	www.cdera.org /cunews/news/saint_lucia/article_1314.php (1138 words)

	Natural Disasters - Hurricanes
		Hurricane is used for these phenomena in the Atlantic Ocean, tropical cyclone in the Indian, and 'typhoon in the eastern Pacific.
		Hurricanes have different names in different areas, they are also known as typhoons, cyclones, and cyclonic storms.
		The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.
	www.projectshum.org /NaturalDisasters/hurricanes.html (271 words)

	ipedia.com: Great Galveston Hurricane Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Great Galveston Hurricane is to date the deadliest natural disaster to strike the United States.
		The city of Galveston at the end of the 19th century was a booming metropolis with a population of 38,000, and the center of trade in the state of Texas.
		This article was a response to discussion of a seawall prompted by tidal flooding in 1876 and the destruction by hurricane of Indianola, Texas in 1886.
	www.ipedia.com /great_galveston_hurricane.html (1516 words)

	USGS Hurricane Mitch Program Overview
		Not since the Great Hurricane of 1780, which killed approximately 22,000 people in the eastern Caribbean, was there a more deadly hurricane.
		This makes Hurricane Mitch one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones in history, ranking only below the 1780 "Great Hurricane" in the Lesser Antilles, and comparable to the Galveston hurricane of 1900, and Hurricane Fifi of 1974, which primarily affected Honduras.
		A brief history of the hurricane: On October 21, 1998, a tropical depression formed in the southern Caribbean Sea.
	mitchnts1.cr.usgs.gov /overview.html (720 words)

	Hurricane Survival Guide 2003
		Prior to Mitch, the strongest measured hurricane in the northwest Caribbean was Hurricane Haiti in 1961 with a central pressure of 924 mb.
		The center of the hurricane meandered near the north coast of Honduras from late on the 27th through the 28th, before making landfall during the morning of the 29th about 70 n mi east of la Ceiba with estimated surface winds of 85 knots and a minimum central pressure of 987 mb.
		However, this was one of the deadliest Atlantic tropical cyclones in history, ranking below only the 1780 "Great Hurricane" in the lesser Antilles, and comparable to the Galveston hurricane of 1900, and Hurricane Fifi of 1974, the latter also striking Honduras.
	www.11alive.com /weather/hurricane2003/hurricane_article.asp?storyid=34131 (1461 words)

	Weather -- Powerful Storms
		The death toll was higher than any hurricane since the Great Hurricane of 1780, in which 22,000 people lost their lives.
		Hurricanes and tropical storms are ranked on a damage scale called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, which takes into account their wind speed and pressure.
		In the Pacific and Indian Oceans and the China Sea, typhoons wreak havoc in coastal areas and on islands that are in the storm's path.
	www.learner.org /exhibits/weather/storms2.html (687 words)

	Coral Reefs in Honduras: Status after Hurricane Mitch - USGS Open File Report 01-133
		In response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Mitch in Honduras, the USGS performed a study to determine the impact the storm had on the coral reef systems of Cayos Cochinos and Roatán, Honduras.
		On October 25, 1998, Hurricane Mitch (Figure 1) had formed into the fourth strongest Atlantic hurricane on record; a category 5 hurricane with 180+ mph wind speed and estimated wave heights of 50 feet.
		Mitch lost energy and became a category 4 hurricane on October 27 as it began to interact with the mountainous terrain on the Honduras mainland.
	coastal.er.usgs.gov /publications/ofr/01-133 (500 words)

	The 1780s
		On October 10 1780 Barbados, and then most of the Windward Islands were hit by what is still referred to as the "Great Hurricane".
		Jamaica was not affected by that hurricane, but endured two in 1780, one in 1781, one in 1784, another in 1785, and yet another in 1786.
		The first hurricane of this terrible decade hit the Montego Bay area and the North Coast on February 22, 1780.
	www.joyousjam.com /jamaicashurricanehistory/id4.html (342 words)

	Canadian Hurricane Centre: Summary of Storms
		This is a description of all of the tropical storms and hurricanes that passed through the Canadian Hurricane Centre's Response Zone since 1954.
		It is estimated that about 22, 000 people died because of a hurricane that swept Martinique, St. Eustatious, and Barbados between October 10 and 16, 1780.
		This storm was a Cape Verde-type hurricane that entered the Gulf of Mexico on September 6, 1900.
	www.atl.ec.gc.ca /weather/hurricane/hurricanes5.html (628 words)

	FAQ : HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, AND TROPICAL CYCLONES
		The hurricane warning center is moved from Jacksonville to Miami where a joint center with the Navy and Air Corps is established.
		This is the first hurricane with scheduled aircraft reconnaissance and the first radar depiction of a hurricane eye and spiral rainbands.
		Hurricane Alicia forms from an old frontal boundary in the Gulf of Mexico and hits Galveston and Houston.
	www.aoml.noaa.gov /hrd/tcfaq/J6.html (2346 words)

	TPC NHC DEADLIEST HURRICANES - 25 DEATHS OR MORE
		The largest loss shown in Appendix 1 occurred in the Lesser Antilles in mid-October 1780, during The Great Hurricane.
		Based on Appendix 1, the number of fatalities during The Great Hurricane of 1780 exceeds the cumulative loss in any year (except 1780) and, in fact, in all other decades (cf.
		Apparently, the 1780 hurricanes occurred during a 10- to 20-year period notable for numerous pastdeadly storms in the Atlantic (Fig.
	www.nhc.noaa.gov /pastdeadlytx4.html (803 words)

	Hurricane timeline: 1495 to 1800: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
		Hurricanes played an important role during the European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
		The earliest hurricane report comes from Christopher Columbus, who encountered a tropical storm on one of his voyages to the New World.
		The Great Hurricane of 1780 claimed an estimated 22,000 lives in the Caribbean and destroyed the British and French fleets.
	www.sun-sentinel.com /news/weather/hurricane/sfl-hc-history-1495to1800,0,3354030.htmlstory (420 words)

	LiveScience.com - Trees Hold Record of Ancient Hurricane Activity
		Since reliable accounts of historical hurricanes extend back only a century or so, the new technique could be a boon to climate researchers who wonder if global warming is altering the frequency of deadly tropical storms.
		One storm, known as the Great Hurricane of 1780, put its John Hancock in the trees.
		The trees say hurricane activity from 1580–1640 was low, which matches with what scientists expect based on other clues to the climate from that time.
	www.livescience.com /forcesofnature/050810_hurricane_trees.html (604 words)

	Great Hurricane of 1780 : Information and resources about Great Hurricane of 1780 : School Work Guru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Great Hurricane of 1780 : Information and resources about Great Hurricane of 1780 : School Work Guru
		The Great Hurricane of 1780 is considered the deadliest Atlantic storm of all time.
		Other deadly Atlantic storms include Hurricane Mitch and the Great Galveston Hurricane.
	www.schoolworkguru.org /encyclopedia/g/gr/great_hurricane_of_1780.html (142 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Galveston Hurricane of 1900
		Like most powerful Atlantic hurricanes, the 1900 storm is believed to have begun as a Cape Verde-type hurricane - a tropical wave moving off the western coast of Africa.
		Maximum winds were estimated at 120 mi/h at the time, but later estimates placed the hurricane at the higher Category 4 position on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
		Prior to the Hurricane of 1900, Galveston was considered to be a beautiful and prestigious city and was known as "the New York of the South." Only the nation's wealthiest were allowed to live there.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Galveston_Hurricane_of_1900 (2496 words)

	hurricane
		Hurricane - 1900 Sept. 8, Galveston, Tex.: an estimated 6,000–8,000 dead, mostly from devastation due to...
		Geochemical comparison of mafic, felsic, and ultramafic rocks in the Hurricane Mountain melange to the Boil Mountain ophiolite complex, west-central Maine.
		Hurricane 07B in the Godavari Delta, Andhra Pradesh, India: vulnerability, mitigation and the spatial impact.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/weather/A0824612.html (275 words)

	Something Awful
		In November the Great Hurricane of 1780 did not menace a coast or appear darkly on the horizon as a hateful shape in the sky.
		The Great Hurricane struck many generations ago and no one is alive today who saw the destruction it caused.
		Her hurricane spun itself apart in one terrible instant and there is her footprint on yellowed paper, her witnessed death infused with more meaning than every moment leading up to it.
	www.somethingawful.com /articles.php?a=2735 (1201 words)

	Mitch Richling's Home Page: Hurricane Mitch
		By October 26 it had exploded into a category 5 hurricane with sustained winds reaching 180mph and powerful gusts blasting the earth at over 200mph.
		With over 11,000 confirmed dead and thousands missing, hurricane Mitch will be remembered as the deadliest storm of it's century and the century before.
		In fact it will be remembered as the second deadliest storm ever recorded, leaving only the "Great Hurricane" of 1780, which killed over 20,000 people on Martinique, as a more deadly peer.
	homepage.mac.com /richmit/mitch/SITES/hmitch/hmitchIndex.html (377 words)

	Scientists conceive of hurricanes as cyclones - baltimoresun.com
		Early in the 19th century, scientists established the concept of hurricanes as cyclones spinning in a counter-clockwise direction.
		Redfield suggested that hurricanes form east of the Leeward Islands and then travel west at a moderate speed.
		Hurricane timeline: Look back at 500 years of hurricane history.
	www.baltimoresun.com /news/weather/hurricane/sns-hc-history-1819,0,5858341.story (303 words)

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		One need only take a look back at every hurricane that has hit Florida in the past 2 years and remember the events that took place before the hurricanes hit and you will see where the problem lies.
		Before the hurricane hits, residents know the approximate time and place it is expected to hit.
		Before the hurricane hits, their emergency personnel are on the scene and ready to take action when it is safe to get out and start rescue.
	www.perspectives.com /forums/view_topic.php?id=59436&forum_id=5 (1804 words)

	A Special Gleaner Feature on Pieces of the Past - Hurricane of 1780 -The first 500 years in Jamaica
		Just before his 1780 execution, the renowned obeahman pronounced a curse on Jamaica - predicting that his death would be avenged by a terrible storm set to befall the island before the end of that same year.
		It is said that Plato and his band of other runaways kept the parish of Westmoreland in a state of perpetual alarm from his stronghold in the Moreland Mountains.
		Jamaica was not the only island to suffer the effects of the hurricane of 1780.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /pages/history/story008.html (1304 words)

	Economist's View: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900
		Galveston Hurricane of 1900 The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on the city of Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900.
		As a result of federal budget constraints, the walls were never tested for their ability to withstand the cascades of lake water that rushed up to, or over, their tops as storm waves pulsed through the canals on Aug. 29, corps and local officials say.
		Hurricane Katrina was the first serious test of the flood walls, said Stevan Spencer, chief engineer for the Orleans Levee District, and it "just overwhelmed the system."...
	economistsview.typepad.com /economistsview/2005/09/the_galveston_h.html (3552 words)

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