Burj Dubai: Skyscraper and Storm Destroyer? (Fast Company Magazine)
The Burj Dubai is many things: World’s tallest building, financial folly, symbol of mankind’s technological triumph, and now, possibly, a mechanism for defusing tropical storms. How on Earth is that possible? It’s the chimney effect. As pointed out in Der Spiegel , the Burj Dubai’s enormous height means that there’s an 8 Celsius difference in the air temperature at the top compared to at the …
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