The 1900 Galveston hurricane

A) caught everyone by surprise.
B) killed the island's only weather forecaster.
C) led to thousands of deaths.
D) was worse than the worst tropical cyclone to ever hit Bangladesh.


Answer: C

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Use the following data to answer the question.



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