Florida’s hurricane lessons could save homes, lives in tornado-prone areas
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists combing through the destruction left behind by the massive twister that swept through Tuscaloosa, Ala., last month say beefing up building codes and retrofitting existing homes with building techniques honed in hurricane-battered Florida could save property and lives in tornado-prone areas throughout the country.
Filed under Engineering, Research on Thursday, May 12, 2011.