TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES

Tropical storms and Hurricanes

Tropical storms and Hurricanes

Despite Hurricane Katrina being the costliest hurricane in American history? the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 had the highest death toll ever recorded in the USA.

The 2007 hurricane season was relatively active? with 15 named storms. Six of the storms became hurricanes? which is the average number of hurricanes each year. (Jack 2008)

There were 16 known storms during the 2008 season? which included eight hurricanes. Hurricane Dolly made landfall in south Texas on July 23 as a Category 2 hurricane and caused $525 million in insured losses? according to ISO. (Lixion 2008) ...