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Tsunami-safe design for buildings

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A group of engineers developed new standards that make buildings strong enough to survive a tsunami. Image source: Shutterstock (#197579300).

A group of engineers in the US developed new standards that make buildings strong enough to withstand tsunamis. Building industry groups might however make it hard to incorporate these new standards into US building codes.

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