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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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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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‘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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Artistic Wind Turbine Wall for Homes Wants to Create Energy in an Eye-Pleasing Way

If we’re going to start using alternative energy, why not make an art out of it? It’s what this designer had in mind when he came up with his unusual wind turbine wall. But the appearance was not a ...
The Desert Sun

'Wind Wall' in Palm Springs won't do enough to stop Mother Nature | Opinion

Much has been written lately regarding the “sand problem” in our valley. I have a solution; but, first, some information. The wind blows and the water flows. The Banning Pass is a passageway for the ...
The Conversation

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 ...