Hunting Nature's Fury

A Storm Chaser's Obsession with Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and other Natural Disasters

By: Roger Hill, Peter Bronski

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Paperback | 5 October 2009

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Ride into the Storm!

Each year, at least 1,200 tornadoes batter the United States. While most occur in Tornado Alley--a 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.

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Acknowledgments	p. viii
Prologue	p. ix
A Boyhood Fascination	p. 1
The Science of Tornado Genesis	p. 18
A Storm Chaser Is Born	p. 32
Work and Play Collide	p. 40
Tornado Therapy	p. 51
Too Close for Comfort	p. 66
Lost and Found	p. 77
We're Gonna Die!	p. 91
Probe Launch	p. 108
The Streak	p. 122
Katrina	p. 136
Close to Home	p. 148
A Long, Rewarding Journey	p. 153
March Madness	p. 161
Supertyphoon	p. 172
Epilogue	p. 181
Glossary of Weather Terms	p. 184
Bibliography	p. 196
About the Authors	p. 206
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