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Hello! Did you know that it was not until 1953 that U.S. scientists, like myself, even gave names to hurricanes?

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Of course! Back then it was Ladies First!

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Now, the first tropical storm ever named began with the letter A.

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After that came the letter B, and then so on and so forth. You get the idea.

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In 1979, it was decided to add men's names to the list.

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Hello, my name is Bob. I want a hurricane named after me.

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Oh, it's only fair!

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In 1900, the Great Galveston Hurricane was the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.

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The hurricane pounded the island with great force off the coast of Texas. It killed many, many people.

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It had wind forces of 125 miles per hour, much of what I'm going to demonstrate right now.

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Oh, well. At any rate, 2,600 homes were devastated, and it destroyed over three-quarters of the city.

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On August 26, 1992, Hurricane Andrew hit south of Miami with wind gusts of up to 195 miles per hour.

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Oh, I need a fan that works!

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Hurricane Andrew cut a 25-mile-wide path through the Everglades National Park, and there's more!

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Andrew left a huge path of destruction, 62 people dead, 25,000 homes destroyed, another 100,000 damaged.

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Well, be that as it may, I will now demonstrate the power of hurricanes!

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Uh-oh!

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What a very good idea!

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This has been the History of Hurricanes with Dr. Textbook.