Is Storm Chasing Worth Physical Injury Or Loss Of Human Life
Is storm chasing worth physical injury or the loss of human life?
Hope VanSickle
Bryant & Stratton College
Eng101JSD
Professor Dan Filipkowski
October 12, 2013
Most storm chasers are serious scientists working to increase our knowledge of tornadoes and other severe weather masses and how they behave. The risk storm chasers put themselves in every day brings a question that remains unanswered, Is storm chasing worth physical injury or loss of human life? The loss of storm chasers lives is far less than the loss of lives our nation would sustain if the early warnings given by the brave souls of the chasers were to stop. Storm chasing is incredibly dangerous. Surviving tornadoes and severe weather requires adequate coverage and careful planning. To think that some people willingly, purposefully stay out in a storm may seem careless, but in reality, when done by people trained in the storm chasing field , storm chasing and storm spotting …show more content…
As noted by the senior storm tracker for Channel 9 News in Oklahoma City, Val Castor, “People ask why do you have storm chasers when you have all this technology? But Doppler radar and technology can only go so far. And you need the eyes and ears in the field to see if there really is a tornado on the ground, because radar will not tell you. Radar will tell you if there 's rotation in the clouds and it will tell you how strong the rotation at that level, but it will not tell you if there 's a tornado on the ground and that 's what the storm chasers are for.” (Scott, S, 2013, para 4) The problem with relying on only the electronic technology to warn us of upcoming storms is that they cannot always keep up if the storm is going fast enough. The fact that people can keep reporting as they see the storms track or the way it is changing, is irreplaceable to our
Hope VanSickle
Bryant & Stratton College
Eng101JSD
Professor Dan Filipkowski
October 12, 2013
Most storm chasers are serious scientists working to increase our knowledge of tornadoes and other severe weather masses and how they behave. The risk storm chasers put themselves in every day brings a question that remains unanswered, Is storm chasing worth physical injury or loss of human life? The loss of storm chasers lives is far less than the loss of lives our nation would sustain if the early warnings given by the brave souls of the chasers were to stop. Storm chasing is incredibly dangerous. Surviving tornadoes and severe weather requires adequate coverage and careful planning. To think that some people willingly, purposefully stay out in a storm may seem careless, but in reality, when done by people trained in the storm chasing field , storm chasing and storm spotting …show more content…
As noted by the senior storm tracker for Channel 9 News in Oklahoma City, Val Castor, “People ask why do you have storm chasers when you have all this technology? But Doppler radar and technology can only go so far. And you need the eyes and ears in the field to see if there really is a tornado on the ground, because radar will not tell you. Radar will tell you if there 's rotation in the clouds and it will tell you how strong the rotation at that level, but it will not tell you if there 's a tornado on the ground and that 's what the storm chasers are for.” (Scott, S, 2013, para 4) The problem with relying on only the electronic technology to warn us of upcoming storms is that they cannot always keep up if the storm is going fast enough. The fact that people can keep reporting as they see the storms track or the way it is changing, is irreplaceable to our