Part 2: A Marriage of Codes and Artistry
Each year severe weather, in the form of storms ripping through our states and along our coasts, leaves a swath of destruction of buildings and infrastructure and many lost lives. The heaviest of these storm events (high wind) is the tornado. However, if you have experienced the power of a tornado, you are likely to agree that the event is much more than wind intensification. The National Centers for Environmental Information, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), charts a trendline increase in the frequency of tornadoes since 1950, with the occasional spikes like the U.S. saw in 2004 – 1,819 tornadoes.
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