CONTENTS Someone’s Gotta Do It 4 All About That Chase 6 What Does It Take 8 Time to Chase 10 Tools of the Trade 12 Terrible Tornado Tales 14 Why Chase Tornadoes 16 Hurricane Hunting 18 Get to Work 20 Glossary 22 For More Information 23 Index 24 Words in the glossary appear in bold type the first time they are used in the text
SOMEONE’S IT GOTTA DO Most people stay inside or even hide during storms But storm chasers drive to see storms These brave scientists drive thousands of miles year after year to observe storms in person so they can learn how they work Before 1950 little was known about how storms formed There were no warnings for tornadoes so no one had time to hide Many people died Now we can warn people up to 14 minutes before a tornado hits It’s better than before but still not enough time 4
There are around 1,200 tornadoes with an average of 60 deaths discover exactly what causes tornadoes some of these deaths every year in the United States Once storm chasers they can help stop 5
