
Hunting Nature's Fury : A Storm Chaser's Obsession with Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and other Natural Disasters.
Title:
Hunting Nature's Fury : A Storm Chaser's Obsession with Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and other Natural Disasters.
Author:
Hill, Roger.
ISBN:
9780899975177
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (182 pages)
Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Color Photo Gallery -- Chapter One: A Boyhood Fascination -- Chapter Two: The Science of Tornado Genesis -- Chapter Three: A Storm Chaser Is Born -- Chapter Four: Work and Play Collide -- Chapter Five: Tornado Therapy -- Chapter Six: Too Close for Comfort -- Chapter Seven: Lost and Found -- Chapter Eight: We're Gonna Die! -- Chapter Nine: Probe Launch -- Chapter Ten: The Streak -- Chapter Eleven: Katrina -- Chapter Twelve: Close to Home -- Chapter Thirteen: A Long, Rewarding Journey -- Chapter Fourteen: March Madness -- Chapter Fifteen: Supertyphoon -- Epilogue -- Glossary of Weather Terms -- Bibliography -- About the Authors.
Abstract:
Each year, at least 1,200 tornadoes batter the United States. While most occur in Tornado Alleya vast, weather-beaten swath of middle America-in truth, tornadoes can occur almost anywhere. And where there are tornadoes, there are storm chasers. They come in all shapes and sizes, from hobbyists to researchers to professional chasers. There is one, however, who stands well above the rest: Roger Hill. Hunting Nature's Fury tells the story of Roger Hill and his love affair with storm chasing, taking you on a suspenseful and dramatic ride across the Great Plains, into the Deep South, even into the eyes of such recent hurricanes as Katrina. You'll accompany Hill as he braves close calls, makes history, and gains insight into the science of severe weather. This is a story of a storm chaser obsessed with the storms that almost killed him; of resiliency in the face of disaster; and of humility in the presence of the awesome power of nature. Includes eight color pages of jaw-dropping photos taken by Hill showing many of the storms chronicled in the book.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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