Kent State University Geologists Assessing Tornado Damage in Oklahoma

Geologist researchers from Kent State University are on their way 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 from the university's Geology department will record and assess the damage as part of ongoing research. His assignment is to do a street-by-street assessment, according to a press release. 

His team makes computer models and takes videos that are compared over time with recovery efforts.

“We have video that is encoded with GPS, so when we collect this data we can look at the amount of damage per building. When we map that out we can then see which buildings suffered most, which sides of the street suffered the most, are there any particular sort of geographic features,” Curtis said in this Fox8.com story.

For more information on Cinderich, click here. 

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