Dramatic weather events from 1900 to today loveEXPLORING staff - Yesterday 12:00 PM Like | 17 Save for later Global weather through the ages 1 of 64 Photo in Gallery © USA TODAY Network/SIPA USA/PA Images No matter where we live, we are ultimately all affected by the weather. Over the last 100+ years, the world has witnessed some extraordinary elements, from bone-chilling blizzards and hurricane-force winds, to devastating droughts and biblical-style floods. As a dramatic dust storm in Texas, USA turns the sky orange, we take a look back at some of the most rare, wonderful and deadly weather events that hit the world, and the news, between 1900 and now. 1900s: The Great Galveston Storm, Texas, USA 2 of 64 Photo in Gallery © Library of Congress/CC0 The deadliest natural disaster in US history took place on 8 September 1900, when a Category 4 hurricane ripped apart the island city of Galveston on Texas’s Gulf Coast. The estimated death toll of between 8,...
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