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More Tornado Shelters? Not Necessarily

AFTER OKLAHOMA

Specialized storm shelters can be a costly, inefficient way to prepare for tornadoes, says David Cay Johnston. Fortunately, there are other steps that make more policy sense.

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The deaths of seven children Monday after a milewide tornado demolished an Oklahoma public school raises anew questions about America’s infrastructure and whether we can do a better job of guarding against the threat of tornadoes and dangerous winds.

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