Storm Chasers!
On the Trail of Twisters
by Jon Davies
illustrations by Robert Rath
photography by Jon Davies
and Jim Reed
published by Farcountry Press
- Ever wonder what a storm chaser does?
Come along with meteorologist and storm chaser Jon Davies and find out! Davies teaches kids 8 to 12 about severe storms, tornadoes, and storm chasing as he trails a twister in the Kansas countryside. Check out the gadgets storm chasers use, learn how they read the sky for clues on extreme weather, and get up close and personal to wild tornadic winds! Fully illustrated.
48 pages, 8 1/2'' x 11'', 51 color photos, 66 illustrations, 7 map(s), index, glossary, 68 softcovers per case, Smythe-sewn
softcover
ISBN 10: 1560374071
ISBN 13: 9781560374077
$12.95
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| Storm Chasers!
On the Trail of Twisters |
| "Stop, Drop, and Run!
Tornado probes are devices that record information about what's happening inside a tornado. Researchers place them in the path of the tornado. Because of the flat, cone-like shape of the probes, the tornado winds cannot pick them up and blow them away. After the tornado has passed, the researchers pick up the probes. Detailed video and weather instrument readings within a tornado may help scientists better understand how tornadoes form and evolve. Researchers have been trying to put probes into tornadoes since the 1980s, but it is a difficult mission. The characters in the movie Twister show this being done." -page 36 |
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Jon Davies has worked as a meteorologist for television and private companies and has performed his own research about forecasting tornadoes and severe storms. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1980 and worked for the Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia, and KSNW-TV in Wichita, Kansas. He is an avid storm chaser, and continues to storm chase as a serious hobby and educational activity. |