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AuthorSvenvold, Mark, 1958-TitleBig weather : chasing tornadoes in the heart of America / Mark Svenvold.Edition1st ed.
PublishedNew York : Henry Holt, 2005.FormatBook
Description289 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

LinkContributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004060753-b.html
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Gen. note"A John Macrae book."
NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. [265]-275) and index.
ContentsBecalmed: dreaming of Yevtushenko -- Weather talk -- Children at play -- Catastrophilia -- Paparazzi del Cielo -- Present progressive -- A citizen’s brigade -- Good-bye, Wakan -- Weather risk and the great folly -- How firm is your foundation? -- What would Jesus drive? 520 F
AbstractFollowing an eccentric band of storm chasers during tornado season, a writer delves deep into our fascination with catastrophic weather. Why is it that devastating weather--and tornadoes in particular--maintain a primal hold on our collective imagination? With his guide Matt Biddle, an Ahab-like veteran storm chaser, Svenvold draws a portrait of a culture enamored by extremes. Along the way, he encounters an assortment of characters out of a Fellini film, a subculture of catastrophilia. At the heart of the excitement are the awe-inspiring events themselves--a tornado that levels a small town, and the look back at the central Oklahoma tornado outbreak that included the single-most destructive tornado in US history.
ISBN08050764689780805076462SubjectTornadoes -- United States.

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