Greensburg Recovering After Tornado
- Aug. 15, 2012
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After the devastating tornado on May 4th, 2007, the city of Greensburg, Kansas has made significant improvements in rebuilding their town, and using a clean energy conserving approach to do so.
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- Mayor Bob Dixon stands in front of the new Greensburg City Hall. This building, and many others that have been constructed since the tornado, feature the latest in green and energy-efficient technology. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
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- Ray Stegman, who was appointed Greensubrg’s Emergency Manager two days after the tornado, stands in his workshop in Greensburg, Kan. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
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- Sergeant Zane Huffman was one of the officers on duty the night of the tornado in Greensburg. Like many who were affected by the tornado, Huffman was unable to contact members of his family for many hours after the storm. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
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- Mayor Bob Dixon uses his laptop to show an aerial view of the overwhelming destruction the town of Greensburg faced in the wake of the 2007 Tornado. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
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- A spray-painted message on the side of a Greensburg business reads, “Open as soon as we can.” Five years after the tornado, many Greensburg business owners have been unable to rebuild and reopen their establishments. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
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- Wind, which stripped many Greensburg trees of their bark during the tornado, is now harnessed by wind turbines all over the town. The wind turbines are one of several clean energy sources the town is utilizing to save on energy costs and to reduce its carbon footprint. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
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- Rubble in a dilapidated shed shows some lingering evidence of the tornado’s destruction in Greensburg. Through a huge effort by the town’s citizens and the help of aid efforts, the town is almost entirely clear of debris. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
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- The Greensburg water tower, one of the first structures that was rebuilt after the tornado, was a symbol of hope to many citizens during the rebuilding of the town. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
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- The 5.4.7 Arts Center was the first public building constructed in Greensburg after the tornado. Named for the date the tornado hit the town, the Arts Center’s walls are constructed of reclaimed wood and UV protective tempered glass panels. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
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- A house stands in front of Greensburg’s many wind turbines, which is just one way the residents of Greensburg have made an effort to use clean energy sources to save on energy costs while rebuilding the town. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
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- Teigan Ellegood rides his bicycle in the parking lot of Kiowa County Junior High, where he attends eighth grade. Ellegood and his family moved to greensburg shortly after the 2007 tornado to help in the town’s recovery effort. Teigan Ellegood rides his bicycle in the parking lot of Kiowa County Junior High, where he attends eighth grade. Ellegood and his family moved to greensburg shortly after the 2007 tornado to help in the town’s recovery effort. Photo by: Kelsey Hunter
