Underground housing, underground businesses, etc. Would that be better for the environment + possibly save on energy costs? Also possibly safer in certain scenarios like tornadoes etc.
Potential issues that immediately come to mind are ventilation, earthquakes, and flooding. But it’s not like underground dwellings/basements/etc. aren’t a thing, so maybe those issues have been addressed in ways I’m not familiar with.
Huh, I guess I’ve been lucky only lived in tornado alley for 15-20 years, and in just a 7 year span I saw multiple F-0 to F-1s, what I’m pretty sure was an F-3, and a confirmed F-4. I’d rather deal with earthquakes and high housing costs, than ever see one of those terrors again. Thankfully no where I lived got hit directly, as you said their impact is small, but terrifying for a couple mile radius.