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Mother Nature’s Fury: 10 Devastating Historical Hurricanes, 1502-1780
Hurricane: a term likely derived from Spanish’s “huracan.” The Spanish word, in turn, shares roots with Caribbean tribal words for “Big Wind” and similar terms, e.g. “aracan,” “urican,” and “huiranvucan.” Category Five…

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This Day In History: The Most Lethal Hurricane Ever Recorded Hit The West Indies (1780)
This day in history a great hurricane devastated large areas of the West Indies, especially the Lesser Antilles. It is…

Disaster
Today In History: Tropical Storm Allison caused havoc (2001)
On June the 8th in 2001, Tropical Storm Allison once again hit Houston, Texas. It was the second time in…