But even if those hopes are crushed and Harvey turns out to be worse than expected, it won’t be as bad as the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. The Galveston Hurricane and Harvey are similar in many respects. Credit: WikipediaThe Galveston HurricaneHarvey may look like the more dangerous hurricane on paper but the consequences of the Galveston Hurricane were much worse. Credit: WikipediaThe difference between Harvey and the Galveston HurricaneWhy was the Galveston Hurricane so deadly? The cost of the damage wrought by Harvey may turn out to be much higher than the Galveston Hurricane.

Source: Forbes August 27, 2017 09:56 UTC