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Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-defying Adventures in Extreme Weather
Dutton
October 2010
On Sale: October 14, 2010
Featuring: Reed Timmer
288 pages
ISBN: 0525951938
EAN: 9780525951933
Hardcover
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Reed Timmer, a star of the top rated Storm Chasers on the
Discovery Channel is one of the most successful and most
extreme storm chasers in the world. His is a job that
requires science and bravado, knowledge and instinct just to
survive, never mind excel. Now, in Into the Storm, he takes
readers inside the terrifying and awe-inspiring world of big
weather. Published to coincide with the fourth season's premiere,
Into the Storm is Timmer's dramatic account of his
extraordinary profession. Featuring stories of the
three-hundred-plus extreme tornados, hurricanes, or
blizzards that Timmer has watched ring-side over the last
decade-storms that include the killer F5 tornado that struck
Moore, Oklahoma, in May 1999; the unprecedented, devastating
storm surge of Hurricane Katrina; and the little-studied but
enormously powerful storm systems in places like Canada and
Argentina. As a Ph.D. candidate in meteorology, Timmer is
after more than just an adrenaline rush-his stories feature
fascinating insights into the science of storms, and how the
data he is collecting will could possibly save lives. With a
firsthand perspective on the storm-chasing community, Timmer
also takes readers inside this world, examining his
controversial obsession and the ethical debates it sparks.
Featuring the same you-are-there immediacy that attracts
hundreds of thousands of visitors to Timmer's web site
tornadovideos.net, every month, Into the Storm is one
wild-and informative-ride.
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