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30 years after Hurricane Andrew devastated Florida, researchers are using a 'Wall of Wind' to design safer homes – but storms are getting even more intense

The Wall of Wind can create Category 5 hurricane winds for testing life-size structures. Margi Rentis/Florida International University In an airplane hangar in Miami, engineers are recreating some of ...
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The Wall of Wind can blow away buildings at Category 5 hurricane strength to help engineers design safer homes – but even that isn’t powerful enough

(The Conversation) – In an airplane hangar in Miami, engineers are recreating some of the most powerful hurricane winds to ever strike land. These Category 5 winds can shatter a test building in the ...
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‘Wall of Wind’ helps researchers understand hurricanes, build stronger communities

MIAMI – What if I told you that you can recreate the worst, most severe hurricane winds with the push of a button? That’s what scientists at Florida International University in Miami set out to do a ...
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30 years after Hurricane Andrew devastated Florida, researchers are using a ‘Wall of Wind’ to design safer homes – but storms are getting even more intense

Richard Olson receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and the Mellon Foundation. He ...