Galveston's Great Storm and Rising Seas

This chapter delves into the catastrophic Great Storm of 1900 that devastated Galveston, recounting personal accounts and the city's reconstruction efforts through a seawall. It explores the ongoing vulnerabilities of coastal communities to climate change, particularly the inadequacies of the century-old seawall against rising sea levels. Additionally, the chapter discusses scientific findings on the implications of melting Antarctic ice for future sea level rise and the urgent infrastructure improvements needed to protect Galveston.