Survival Shelters, Tornadoes and Old Ironsides
08/19/2013
Hello, and welcome to the Monday edition of As It Is, our daily show for people learning everyday American English.
I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington.
Today on the program, we talk with a scientist who is working to help weather experts improve their tornado predictions.
“I’m seeing it through computers and through the radar screens, which are making three-dimensional images of the wind and the debris and the hail, flowing around the storm.”
And we’ll take you back to the day in 1812 when a famous American ship got its nickname...
But first, we tell you about a disputed project to build a large survival shelter in case disaster strikes the United States...
The World’s Biggest Private Survival Shelter
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For many years, the United States government has kept underground shelters for the president and other top officials in case of a major disaster or attack. But ordinary citizens do not have such a place to go to -- unless, of course, they build their own.
One man has decided to do just that, but not only for himself. He is building a huge underground shelter that will hold thousands of people. Not everyone thinks that’s a good idea.
The VOA’s Mike Richman recently spoke with the man -- as well as his critics.
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