The Wall of Wind turns storm fury into science, marking two decades of breakthroughs that strengthen buildings and protect communities.
The roar builds as wind and rain lash against the walls of a low-rise South Florida home. Loose objects — chairs, a bicycle, a bird cage — lift into the air and disappear on a massive gust. The wind accelerates until the sound reaches a deafening crescendo. Suddenly, the roof tears away. For a moment, the home is perfectly still, its insides bare to the world. Then, all at once, the walls collapse. And what used to be a home scatters into the wind before violently smashing into oblivion hundreds of feet away.
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