Into the Storm - 9781400117895
Un libro in lingua di Reed Timmer Andrew Tilin Swanson Joshua (NRT) edito da Tantor Media Inc, 2010
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Reed Timmer 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. It's a job some people would kill for. But most prefer to let Timmer take the risks while they watch from the safety of their homes. Reed Timmer is a star of Storm Chasers, one of the Discovery Channel's top-rated shows.Into the Storm is Timmer's dramatic account of his extraordinary profession. Each chapter features the story of one of the three-hundred-plus extreme tornadoes, hurricanes, or blizzards that Timmer has intercepted 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, including a recent trip in which Timmer realized he was the only storm chaser in South America and was able to intercept super cells in the most prolific hail-producing region in the world. 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 someday save lives. With a firsthand perspective on the storm-chasing community, Timmer also takes listeners inside this world, examining his controversial obsession and the ethical debates it sparks.Featuring the same you-are-there immediacy that attracts more than 100,000 visitors to Timmer's Web site every month, Into the Storm is one wild-and informative-ride.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Into the Storm
- Sottotitolo: Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-defying Adventures in Extreme Weather
- Autori : Reed Timmer Andrew Tilin Swanson Joshua (NRT)
- Editore: Tantor Media Inc
- Collana: Tantor Media Inc (CD/Spoken Word)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 14 Ottobre '10
- Genere: NATURE
- ISBN-10: 1400117895
- EAN-13: 9781400117895