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US homes vulnerable to Tornados ( wooden), why not use concrete?
(Joseph) wrote in message . com...
I noticed that US citizens build their homes from wood even though
they are extremely vulnerable to Tornados, after the victims` homes
has been destroyed by tornados, people rebuild their homes from wood
again.
Isn`t that a foolish thing to do?
In my country Mauritius, (a small Indian Ocean Island) we have several
Cyclones every year during the rainy season, in around 1965 there was
a severe cyclone called Carol which destroyed a considerable quantity
of homes here. Since then people have stopped building their homes
from wood. People build them from concrete nowadays. Except the poor
people who can`t afford concrete homes, they build from metal sheets &
wood. But their homes are often damaged or destroyed when ever there
are cyclones, so they have to move to special refuge centers every
time a serious cyclone comes here.
Schools are used as refuge centers for them during severe cyclone
warnings.
So I am wondering why people continue to build homes in USA from wood
when obviously they will be destroyed in a Tornado.
It is obviously a risky thing to do as they put their lives & their
families` lives in danger doing this, especially in regions where
Tornados occurs.
I saw movies depicting Tornados in USA (Twister & another one I can`t
remember the name), as well as documentaries. Aren`t concrete homes
less likely to be destroyed by Tornados?
Let me know please why US citizens continue to build their homes from
wood.
Wood is inexpensive and readily available.
Really, not that much of the United States is prone to tornados. I've
lived in the Midwest 47 years, and have never had my house damaged by
a tornado. The odds of experiencing a tornado are just not that high.
Tornados are different from cyclones. A tornado can take your neighbor's
house and miss yours completely.
Don't believe everything you see in the movies.
Cindy Hamilton
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