Websites
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Stormchase UK
www.stormchase.co.uk
Wide range of resources and information for UK-based storm chasers and
enthusiasts.
Stormtrack
www.stormtrack.org
Merger of two established storm chaser resources, contains comprehensive
information on getting the right equipment, a storm chaser partner service,
plus extensive library and links pages.
The Met Office
www.met-office.gov.uk
Weather data and forecasts for the UK and around the world along with weather
warnings, UV index, marine information and satellite imagery.
Tornado and Storm Research Organisation
www.torro.org.uk/stormcha.htm
Advice on storm chasing from the British-based independent body that researches
extreme weather in the UK and Europe.
Storm Prediction Centre
www.spc.noaa.gov
Site of the SPC that monitors and forecasts thunderstorms, tornadoes and
other hazardous weather phenomena across the US.
Australian Severe Weather
http://australiasevereweather.com
Focusing on cyclones and storm chasing in Australia and the Asia Pacific
regions with a well-informed section on weather observation techniques.
NOAA
www.noaa.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration describes and predicts changes
in the Earth's environment. Both the National Severe Storms Laboratory and
the National Hurricane Center are part of this organisation.
HurricaneTrack.com
www.hurricanetrack.com
Easy-to-understand explanations of hurricane formation, behaviour etc.,
links to useful meteorological sites for data and graphics to help track
and predict hurricanes, plus accounts, photos and clips from the expeditions
of the site’s HIRT (Hurricane Intercept Research Team).
Wild Weather
www.wildweather.com
Daily updates on severe weather news, accounts, photos and clips by storm
chasers, plus alternating web cams from ‘where the action is’
weather-wise.
Risk World
www.riskworld.com
Features, articles and links related to all types of risk with sections
on the environment and ecology, as well as the sociological and psychological
aspects of risk-taking.
Where in the World
www.whereintheworld.co.uk/index.htm
Adventure travel and events you never knew existed, including details of
storm chasing expeditions.
virgin.net
www.virgin.net/travel/features/feature_4923.html
Useful article from May 2000, with practical advice about storm chasing
holidays and links to specialist firms that organise them.
Storm Guru
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/~doswell/stchs.html
Storm guru Chuck Doswell of the US National Severe Storms Laboratory gives
excellent advice on techniques, forecasting and equipment.
Books
Storm Chaser by Warren Faidley (The Weather Channel, 1996) £21.50.
The author describes his experiences photographing lightning, tornadoes
and hurricanes, and covers the techniques as well as the dangers of storm
chasing.
Tornado Alley: Monster storms of the Great Plains by Howard B. Bluestein
(Oxford University Press USA, 1999) £18.99.
Drawing on the experiences of a tornado chaser and photographer, this book
presents a historical account of the study of tornadoes and the great storms
that spawn them.
The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger (Fourth Estate, 2000) £5.99.
Account of the storm that hit North America's eastern seaboard in October
1991, focusing on the six crew members of the swordfish boat ‘Andrea
Gail’, and the basis for the Hollywood movie of the same name.
Does the Weather Really Matter? by William S. Burroughs (Cambridge
University Press, 1997) £18.95.
The author explores the impact, influence and consequences of extreme weather
from a historical, political and economic perspective.
Philip’s Guide to the Weather by Ross Reynolds (Philip’s,
1999) £9.99.
A straightforward and practical guide to observing, measuring and understanding
the weather.
The Invention of Clouds by Richard Hamblyn (Picador, 2001) £14.99.
Tells the story of Luke Howard and his pioneering work to define cloud structures
— in parts a biography, a history and a scientific study.
The Weather of Britain by Robin Stirling and Ian McCaskill (Giles
de la Mare Publishers, 1997) £19.99.
Examines the extreme weather conditions in Britain and considers their significance
in relation to conditions locally and nationally.
Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones by David Longshore
(Facts on File Inc., 2000) £16.95.
A history of all major storms ever recorded with maps, chronologies of their
progress, photographs and their aftermath and comments from witnesses.
Dangerous Games: Ice climbing, storm kayaking, and other adventures
from the extreme edge of sports by Andrew Todhunter (Anchor Books, 2000)
US edition only.
Accounts of extreme sports and adventures in which humans confront the dangers
of the wild, natural world.
Over the Edge by Michael Bane (Orion, 1999) £7.99.
The author relates his adventures in extreme and dangerous sports events
around the world.
Against the Gods: The remarkable story of risk by Peter L. Bernstein
(John Wiley & Sons, 1998) £9.99.
Thought-provoking and wide-ranging history of man's efforts to understand
risk and probability, from gamblers in ancient Greece to modern chaos theory.
Films
Twister directed by Jan de Bont (1996)
As a TV weatherman tries to get his tornado-hunter wife to sign divorce
papers Mother Nature butts in with record-breaking tornadoes that change
everyone’s plans.
Twister directed by Michael Almereyda (1988)
An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an
impending storm. A quirky and spaced-out alternative to this film’s
more traditional namesake.
The Perfect Storm directed by Wolfgang Petersen (2000)
True-life drama about a killer storm in the North Atlantic and the sword-fishing
boat caught in it.
The Ice Storm directed by Ang Lee (1997)
Marital disorder, adolescent disenchantment and family crises push two families
to breaking point as an Ice Storm builds up around them.
The Wind directed by Victor Sjöström (1928)
In one of the most beautiful silent films ever made, Lillian Gish moves
west and becomes immersed in a maelstrom of rape, murder and madness —
accompanied by the incessant desert sandstorm.
The Wizard of Oz directed by Victor Fleming (1939)
Strange things can happen when a hurricane hits the Kansas prairies —
was Dorothy the original, if unwilling storm chaser?
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