Biology
Storm Chasers
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Tornado Samaras
Storm Chaser Tim Samaras is in Tornado Alley, looking for trouble.EDITOR'S NOTE: Along with his son, Paul, and storm chaser Carl Young-his longtime collaborators-National Geographic explorer and storm chaser Tim Samaras died in a tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma, on May 31, 2013. He devoted his life to unlocking the mysteries of extreme weather.
Tornado Crosses Kansas Highway
Video of a strong tornado crossing State Highway 4, just north of Langley, Kansas, southwest of Salina, Kansas on April 14, 2012. The footage was shot by Tim Samaras, a National Geographic Explorer and severe storms researcher.EDITOR'S NOTE: Along with his son, Paul, and storm chaser Carl Young-his longtime collaborators-Tim Samaras died in a tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma, on May 31, 2013.
TMLFire Tornado Filmed in Hawaii
September 10, 2010-While battling a blaze on the slopes of Mauna Kea in August, a Hawaii firefighter captured rare footage of a fire tornado. The flaming whirls can spew embers thousands of feet, helping wildfires spread.
Birth of a Tornado
May 21, 2013-Two days before a tornado-with winds clocked at over 200 miles per hour-tore through suburban Oklahoma City on May 20, National Geographic explorer and storm researcher Tim Samaras captured this video of a tornado forming in south-central Kansas.
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Hawaii Volcanoes
An unprecedented number of tremors lead volcano experts to believe Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano could erupt soon.
Lava Descent
At the hellhole of creation, scientists hope to uncover clues that will reveal how the Earth formed billions of years ago.