Monolithic Domes Protect 30 Humans and 800+ Pets from Hurricane Frances

When not busy caring for the animals, staff members watched Frances through the domes' curved windows, made of a double layer of heavy plastic. "If we didn't have those windows, we would not have known that there was a hurricane out there," Valente said. "That's how quiet it was inside. This storm was incredible to watch -- the horizontal rain and trees bent at 90-degree angles..