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Kent State University Researchers Mapping Towns Hit by Tornadoes
Teams make computer models and take video that is compared over time with recovery efforts.
Kent State University's Geography department tracks tornado damage by recording and assessing the damage as part of ongoing research so communities have a quicker recovery period.
Just recently, researchers from Kent State University went to Oklahoma in search of information to help make buildings stronger in the face of devastating tornados like the one that claimed the lives of 24 people in Moore.
Adam Cinderich, a doctoral geography student at Kent State, shared more about the process in a YouTube video posted by KentStateTV.
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