Rounded homes like this can survive extreme weather better than conventional structures 鈥� click the link in the main text to see how it fared in a hurricane
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Global warming will change how we live. Models forecast that tropical storms are likely to become stronger and more frequent, drought will bring more forest fires, and shrinking ice caps will raise sea levels worldwide.
Some architects are now preparing for these challenges by attempting to design 鈥渇uture-proof鈥� homes.
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Several companies such as will build eco-homes for you or provide specialised equipment and instructions on how to build them for yourself.
In the Netherlands, rising sea-levels are a greater concern than hurricanes. There, architects are experimenting with structures on stilts, or that float, as a solution to the prospect of more flooding.
