I think the fact that they can’t be predicted with enough accuracy would make preventing them pretty tough.
Better shelters are probably the way to go.
Better shelters are probably the way to go.
Agreed, more people in the midwest need to build their houses more like “Hobbit Holes”, on the plus side you can graze animals on the roof, on the minuis you have to deal with animal poop on your roof and you have to mow your roof and would need a stronger roof supports...
The think stopping this would be the inability to mass produce such a house like current houses, if one were to make a decent framework for partially buried houses they may ctach on...
Just listening to TWC reporting on Moore. They said the school, which looks pretty flimsy built had “cinderblock hallways, which were very strong”. BS, cinderblocks are strong for load bearing, but they are relatively easy to knock over.
In the Caribbean where they know hurricanes they build of poured concrete walls and ceilings, which withstand any wind.
These Taj Mahal schools are rarely built strong, just pretty for taxpayers to see where their money went.
At least the hallways in Tornado Alley schools should be made of reinforced concrete that will protect the students and teachers.