Researchers test building codes as N.Y. sets tornado record [Video]

AMHERST, N.Y. — Upstate New York was battered by a record-setting 31 tornadoes this summer. It left communities shocked and in shambles.

The University at Buffalo may have the answer to ensure that New York infrastructure can withstand the changing conditions.

When you think of a wind tunnel, the first thing that comes to mind is probably one of those indoor sky-diving facilities. The facility in this story is that, but flipped on its side, and it mimics extreme weather events.

Outside of Ketter Hall, there’s foreshadowing of changes to come.

“The most exciting thing we are going to add [is] like a high-performance computer that could be used for AI,” said Teng Wu, a civil and engineering professor at UB.

Wu says it will make a wind tunnel on campus the first AI-powered tunnel in the world. His team will soon have $475,000 in federal funding through the National …