Isaac's Storm Katrina Repost: What might have been. by Erik Larson

In September 1900 a storm blew through Galveston TX that leveled the city. The dramatic photos in this book tell a story all their own. In the end, it wasn't wind or debris that caused the destruction but storm surge flooding.

Unlike a tsunami, a storm surge doesn't arrive all at once but is more gradual, hours instead of seconds. Still deadly and still destructive.

In 1900 storm warning was practically non-existent, the residents of the Gulf Coast were very lucky today. Here's what could have happened.

Original Review:

Isaac's Storm is relevant to the tsunami of 2004 which may explain why this 1999 book is back on the Bestseller lists.

True account "blends science and history to tell the story of Galveston, its people and the hurricane that devastated them. Larson follows individuals through the fateful day and the storm's aftermath."

He is a great storyteller and has done his research well.