Does "The Costliest Storm" = "The Most Damaging Storm"

Hurricane Ike struck the Texas coast on September 13, 2008. The damage from that storm was estimated to be $20 Billion. That is called the costliest hurricane ever to strike Texas, but does 'costliest' equal most damaging? In other words, if the 1900 Galveston storm were to strike today, how would it compare to Ike?

The SciGuy blog on the Houston Chronicle's website did a post based on this very question. It was interesting to learn that when you factor in how much damage past storms would cause if the made landfall today Hurricane Ike is only #3 on the list.


Read The SciGuy Post Here