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What's the point, though? Statistically, most people who live deep in Tornado Alley will never even see a tornado in their lifetime. Getting hit by one is like winning the bad luck lottery; trying to build all buildings to be tornado proof would be wildly expensive and difficult to justify. Better to focus on good warning systems and making sure shelters are plentiful.



> will never even see a tornado in their lifetime

Could that be changing as the climate changes?

Like seeing 500-year floods several times in 20 years.




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