Can any home withstand a storm as powerful as the cyclone that devastated Myanmar or the tornadoes that swept through the American Midwest?

Some builders say that the world's strongest buildings are monolithic domes made with a thin shell of concrete. The charitable organization Domes for the World supplies communities in need with homes like the ones shown here. Each house costs about $1,500.

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^{Photo: Monolithic dome homes in the village of New Ngelepen on Java Island, Indonesia.
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