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Shelter in the Storm
Oklahoma tornadoes give 'strong rooms' their first test
Specially constructed rooms in
houses can save lives in a tornado.
Further Readings:
For more information on tornadoes and shelters, go to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency at http://www.fema.gov,
the National Severe Storms Laboratory at http://www.nssl.noaa.gov,
or Texas Tech's Wind Engineering Research Center at http://www.wind.ttu.edu.
FEMA's booklet on shelters is available at http://www.fema.gov/MIT/tsfs01.htm.
Sources:
Jay Crandell
National Association of Home Builders Research Center
Structures and Materials Division
400 Prince George's Boulevard
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Ernst W. Kiesling
Texas Tech University
Department of Civil Engineering
Lubbock, TX 79409-1023
Clifford Oliver
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Center Plaza
500 C Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20472
Larry J. Tanner
Texas Tech University
Department of Civil Engineering
Lubbock, TX 79409-1023
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 21, May 22, 1999, p. 335.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
