Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A downburst blasts Bangkok, Thailand, in 2017. Natapat Ariyamongkol/iStock/Getty Images Plus ...
(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 ...
SF supervisor calls for all downtown buildings to be inspected after windows shatter at 5 high-rises
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Picturesque from a distance, but problematic from down below. San Francisco Fire confirms Tuesday's high wind storm caused windows from multiple high-rises to be damaged. The ...
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What is a downburst? These winds can be as destructive as tornadoes, and we recreate them to test building designs
From a distance, a downburst can look like a torrent of heavy rain. But at ground level, its behavior can be far more destructive. When a downburst's winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally ...
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