Bolivar Peninsula, Texas-A Modern Meteorological Mystery

摘要

A spindly phalanx of land, the Bolivar Peninsula defines the lower periphery of Galveston Bay and faces the open Gulf of Mexico on its southern littoral. Because the peninsula is located on one of the most cyclonically active parts of the globe, some of the most lethal, destructive hurricanes in recorded history have roared across Bolivar, leaving near apocalyptic aftermath in their wakes. Among these were the "Galveston Hurricane" of September 8, 1900, and Hurricane Carla, which made landfall on September 10, 1961.