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Source: National Geographic News

Roundup

9-13-08

The Hurricane Ike of 1900 [video 1 min 2 sec]

Hurricane Ike isn't the first epic storm to slam Galveston, Texas. See scenes of the devastation from what is still called the worst natural disaster history in U.S. history.

Read entire article at National Geographic News