Hunting Nature's Fury : A Storm Chaser's Obsession with Twisters, Hurricanes, and Other Natural Disasters

by Roger Hill with Peter Bronski

• ISBN13: 9781599213057
• ISBN10: 1599213052
• Format: Trade Paper
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

Each year, an average 1,200 tornadoes batter the United States. While most occur in Tornado Alleya vast, weather-beaten swath of middle Americain truth, we all live in tornado country. 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 Furytells the story of Roger Hill and his love affair with storm chasing, taking readers on a suspenseful and dramatic ride across the Great Plains, into the Deep South, and even into the eyes of such recent hurricanes as Katrina. They'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.

Author Biography

Roger Hill has seen some 300 tornadoes in his lifetime and has captured them on film for every major television network plus National Geographic, The Weather Channel, The Discovery Channel, and The Learning Channel. Hill is co-owner of Silver Lining Tours, America’s leading storm-chasing tour company. He lives in Bennett, Colorado.

 

Peter Bronski, the author of At the Mercy of the Mountains (Lyons Press), has accompanied Hill on storm-chasing expeditions. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.