In recent years, one in ten U.S. homes have been damaged or destroyed by weather-related disasters, from flooding to wildfires.
Gary’s house in Paradise, California was one of them. The 2018 Camp Fire burned through the town. It destroyed more than 18,000 homes. All you saw was a fireplace and people suffered a lot. Luckily, people didn’t lose heart.
To build his new house, Gary began to learn about fire-resistant (防火) designs. For a period of time he watched videos and studied stronger materials for his walls and windows.
Experts are trying to learn from the disaster. After the Camp Fire, researchers searched through the ruins of the buildings in Paradise. They wanted to understand why some buildings survived.
Just as one expert says, “
A.Some researchers did experiments. |
B.We can’t stop disasters like typhoon, but we can reduce the harm they bring. |
C.They tried hard for the rebuilding after the fire instead. |
D.He had chats with fire officials from time to time. |
E.With experts’ great efforts, there is good news. |