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Tornadoes and hurricane-force winds devastate parts of the southern U.S.
One of the hardest hit areas was Ada, Oklahoma, where multiple tornadoes hit. CBS News' Omar Villafranca has the latest. The Walgreens Billionaire Watching His Empire Come Apart The best-run city ...
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Hurricane-proofed downtown skyscrapers unexpectedly vulnerable to 'bouncing' winds
In contrast, these tall buildings sustained minimal damage during hurricane Beryl ... severe than if the buildings were isolated," said Omar Metwally, a doctoral student who was the study's ...
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'Bouncing' winds could plague Houston skyscrapers, study finds
"This suggests that the unique loading characteristics of non-hurricane events ... bounce due to interference between tall buildings," Omar Metwally, a doctoral student at FIU who was the ...
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A Derecho Damaged Skyscrapers More Than a Hurricane Did
Hurricane Beryl, on the other hand ... to protect tall buildings against damage,” Omar Metwally, a Ph.D. student at Florida International University and the study’s lead author, said in ...
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Hurricane, Dog Who Protected Obama White House From Intruder, Dies at 15
By Tim Balk Hurricane, a fierce but affectionate Secret Service dog who subdued an intruder on the North Lawn of the White House in 2014, protecting President Barack Obama and lifting the spirits ...
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Hurricane Katrina photo exhibit at Two Mississippi Museums tells stories 20 years later
The Two Mississippi Museums will host a photo exhibit titled "Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers" to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the storm. The exhibit, featuring photographs by ...
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Hurricane-proofed downtown skyscrapers unexpectedly vulnerable to ‘bouncing’ winds
In contrast, these tall buildings sustained minimal damage during hurricane Beryl ... severe than if the buildings were isolated," said Omar Metwally, a doctoral student who was the study ...