Cover of book Storm Scientist: Careers Chasing Severe Weather.
Josh Wurman was chasing a killer tornado across Oklahoma when he realized it was barreling straight for his home – and his family was at home.

Gary Hufford was inspecting a remote spot in Alaska for a weather station when three bears charged him.

Wen-Chau Lee found himself flying through the middle of two of history’s most destructive hurricanes.

Jennifer Katy Hutchings was riding a snowmobile across the lonely pack ice on the Beaufort Sea when the machine crashed through into the ocean.

Storm Scientist is about people who travel to the ends of the earth and the frontiers of knowledge to learn how the world’s weather works. Sometimes their work puts them at great personal risk. It gives young readers an inside look at some exciting careers in science.