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Tornadoes Are Deadly. These New Building Codes Will Save Lives.
Decades of research have gone into understanding tornadoes and how they impact buildings. Now that new understanding is making its way into building codes. Credit: B. Hayes/NIST Sirens blared across Joplin, Missouri, on a spring afternoon in 2011, just 23 …