EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms

NEWS & BLOG 2021

This is season 7 of the show, and I've been involved with it from the very beginning. Watch for new episodes airing on Science Channel later this year. Jan 24 2021 - Citation Of Merit. It was announced today that was the sole recipient of the 2020 Citation Of BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. ABANDONED TRAIN TUNNELS Abandoned Train Tunnels - New Jersey. Exploring old, long forgotten train tunnels in the New Jersey woods. Oxford Tunnel. This tunnel is 2996 feet long and the tracks were removed back in the 1950's. The really remarkable thing about the Oxford Tunnel was the cold, humid

air.

TORNADO CHASE 2019

May 22 - Okemah & Henryetta, Oklahoma: TORNADO - We started the morning in Norman, OK and the SPC upgraded the risk to a moderate risk for storms and a 15% hatched for tornadoes. We finally decided to head east out of Prague, OK toward Okemah, OK. Here we paused looking west when we saw our first tornado of the day pass just northwest of our

location.

DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake.

OYMYAKON SIBERIA

It had been a dream of mine for years to visit Oymyakon, Siberia. This small town of 500 people is known as the "Pole of Cold" the coldest

town in the world.

EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms

NEWS & BLOG 2021

This is season 7 of the show, and I've been involved with it from the very beginning. Watch for new episodes airing on Science Channel later this year. Jan 24 2021 - Citation Of Merit. It was announced today that was the sole recipient of the 2020 Citation Of BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. ABANDONED TRAIN TUNNELS Abandoned Train Tunnels - New Jersey. Exploring old, long forgotten train tunnels in the New Jersey woods. Oxford Tunnel. This tunnel is 2996 feet long and the tracks were removed back in the 1950's. The really remarkable thing about the Oxford Tunnel was the cold, humid

air.

TORNADO CHASE 2019

May 22 - Okemah & Henryetta, Oklahoma: TORNADO - We started the morning in Norman, OK and the SPC upgraded the risk to a moderate risk for storms and a 15% hatched for tornadoes. We finally decided to head east out of Prague, OK toward Okemah, OK. Here we paused looking west when we saw our first tornado of the day pass just northwest of our

location.

DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake.

OYMYAKON SIBERIA

It had been a dream of mine for years to visit Oymyakon, Siberia. This small town of 500 people is known as the "Pole of Cold" the coldest

town in the world.

NEWS & BLOG 2021

This is season 7 of the show, and I've been involved with it from the very beginning. Watch for new episodes airing on Science Channel later this year. Jan 24 2021 - Citation Of Merit. It was announced today that was the sole recipient of the 2020 Citation Of

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO, JAPAN While on a TV shoot in Japan, the crew and I spent a few days in the town of Kagoshima, home of the Sakurajima Volcano. Sakurajima erupts pretty much daily, sometimes more than once per day, and has become a part of everyday life in the area. KITUM CAVE - MOUNT ELGON, KENYA - STORM CHASER In one of my crazier adventures, I decided to visit Kitum cave which lies on the slopes of Mount Elgon in Kenya. Kitum cave is well known because this is the only place in the world where elephants go underground into the caves at night to scrape the cave walls for the salts the rocks contain. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all.

CATATUMBO LIGHTNING

The Catatumbo lightning storm (Relámpago del Catatumbo) is an atmospheric phenomenon in western Venezuela. It occurs strictly in an area located over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo.

OYMYAKON SIBERIA

The "Road of Bones" aka the Kolyma Highway is the only road between Yakutsk and Magadan. It is a dangerous stretch of road. The road was built by gulag prisoners that were sent to Siberia.

TORNADO CHASE 2008

Tornado Chase 2008. This page contains the daily blog updates that I'm posting while on the road in Tornado Alley. Once again I'm driving one of the tour vans for Cloud 9 Tours.Charles Edwards runs one of the oldest and most reputable storm chase tour companies around. BARBARA BARRY FOR MCGUIRE shown: 611q h alf moon queen bed. mcg u ir efu r n it u r e.c o m o r 1-800-662-4847. mcguirefurniture.com new designs barbara barry for

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TORONTO ZOMBIE WALK

Toronto Zombie Walk 2011, tornadoes, severe weather, lightning, hail, storm spotter, chase vehicle, meteorology, disasters, forest fires, climate change, global EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far.

GEORGE KOUROUNIS

Luke Swanek. TEDxNipissingU Organizer. George Kourounis is a top notch speaker who truly cares about pushing his audience to new levels of success. As a man who has taken risks that most of can hardly fathom, George has the authority to demand higher standards from those who are

lucky enough to

TORNADO CHASE 2019

May 22 - Okemah & Henryetta, Oklahoma: TORNADO - We started the morning in Norman, OK and the SPC upgraded the risk to a moderate risk for storms and a 15% hatched for tornadoes. We finally decided to head east out of Prague, OK toward Okemah, OK. Here we paused looking west when we saw our first tornado of the day pass just northwest of our

location.

THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND I've just returned from a week long trip to the very remote Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It is a tiny strip of sand and grass in the north Atlantic that is best know for its population of wild horses. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all.

CATATUMBO LIGHTNING

The Catatumbo lightning storm (Relámpago del Catatumbo) is an atmospheric phenomenon in western Venezuela. It occurs strictly in an area located over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo. DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake. EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far.

GEORGE KOUROUNIS

Luke Swanek. TEDxNipissingU Organizer. George Kourounis is a top notch speaker who truly cares about pushing his audience to new levels of success. As a man who has taken risks that most of can hardly fathom, George has the authority to demand higher standards from those who are

lucky enough to

TORNADO CHASE 2019

May 22 - Okemah & Henryetta, Oklahoma: TORNADO - We started the morning in Norman, OK and the SPC upgraded the risk to a moderate risk for storms and a 15% hatched for tornadoes. We finally decided to head east out of Prague, OK toward Okemah, OK. Here we paused looking west when we saw our first tornado of the day pass just northwest of our

location.

THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND I've just returned from a week long trip to the very remote Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It is a tiny strip of sand and grass in the north Atlantic that is best know for its population of wild horses. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all.

CATATUMBO LIGHTNING

The Catatumbo lightning storm (Relámpago del Catatumbo) is an atmospheric phenomenon in western Venezuela. It occurs strictly in an area located over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo. DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake.

NEWS & BLOG 2021

This is season 7 of the show, and I've been involved with it from the very beginning. Watch for new episodes airing on Science Channel later this year. Jan 24 2021 - Citation Of Merit. It was announced today that was the sole recipient of the 2020 Citation Of ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all. ABANDONED TRAIN TUNNELS Abandoned Train Tunnels - New Jersey. Exploring old, long forgotten train tunnels in the New Jersey woods. Oxford Tunnel. This tunnel is 2996 feet long and the tracks were removed back in the 1950's. The really remarkable thing about the Oxford Tunnel was the cold, humid

air.

NEWFOUNDLAND ICEBERGS Newfoundland Icebergs. Some consider Newfoundland to be the "Iceberg Capital of the World." Every year, hundreds of huge icebergs conclude their 3 year journey south from the glaciers of Greenland, drifting down to the coast of Newfoundland. About 1% of Greenland's icebergs reach Newfoundland, a journey of 1600 miles.

OYMYAKON SIBERIA

The "Road of Bones" aka the Kolyma Highway is the only road between Yakutsk and Magadan. It is a dangerous stretch of road. The road was built by gulag prisoners that were sent to Siberia. JOPLIN, MISSOURI TORNADO MAY 22, 2011 An intense and sobering day. Today was day one of tour 2 for Cloud 9 Tours and we managed to get our new group up to the Joplin storm which was really starting to wind up and spin as we approached it DESCENT INTO BENBOW CRATER In late 2015 I had the opportunity to go on an expedition to the bottom of Benbow crater on the island of Ambrym in Vanuatu. There are at least two craters with lava lakes on Ambrym Island, and I've now been down to the bottom of both of them.

TORNADO CHASE 2008

Tornado Chase 2008. This page contains the daily blog updates that I'm posting while on the road in Tornado Alley. Once again I'm driving one of the tour vans for Cloud 9 Tours.Charles Edwards runs one of the oldest and most reputable storm chase tour companies around. AVALANCHES - KOOTENAY PASS, B.C. - JAN. 20133 Avalanches - Kootenay Pass, B.C. - Jan. 20133. Last year, Mark Robinson and I traveled to Kootenay Pass in British Columbia as part of our epic, cross Canada road trip, filming for The Weather Network. We tried to film with the avalanche control team there, but the

weather did

TORNADO MOORE OKLAHOMA MAY 20TH 2013 Nothing left but the foundation. Early morning light in the town of Moore. 2 weeks after the tornado hit, and the cleanup has barely begun. 2 cars sandwiched together. Demolished car in Moore, Oklahoma. The entire neighborhood was demolished by the EF-5 tornado. The complete destruction went on EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

ANGRY PLANET WITH EXPLORER/STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Eps. Title: Description : 1: Tornadoes: George embarks on his annual pilgrimage to the "Tornado Alley" area of the central U.S. to guide groups of people who want CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all. THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND I've just returned from a week long trip to the very remote Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It is a tiny strip of sand and grass in the north Atlantic that is best know for its population of wild horses. DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time. EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

ANGRY PLANET WITH EXPLORER/STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Eps. Title: Description : 1: Tornadoes: George embarks on his annual pilgrimage to the "Tornado Alley" area of the central U.S. to guide groups of people who want CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all. THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND I've just returned from a week long trip to the very remote Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It is a tiny strip of sand and grass in the north Atlantic that is best know for its population of wild horses. DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time.

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

TSINGY DE BEMARAHA

From October 1¬17, 2014, the Adventure Science team, combining the back-country skill of endurance athletes with academic research experts, travelled deep into the Strict Nature Reserve of Madagascar’s Tsingy de Bemaraha, a UNESCO world heritage site, and dangerous limestone labyrinth that can only be accessed by teams of qualified academic researchers.

GEORGE KOUROUNIS

Luke Swanek. TEDxNipissingU Organizer. George Kourounis is a top notch speaker who truly cares about pushing his audience to new levels of success. As a man who has taken risks that most of can hardly fathom, George has the authority to demand higher standards from those who are

lucky enough to

SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO, JAPAN While on a TV shoot in Japan, the crew and I spent a few days in the town of Kagoshima, home of the Sakurajima Volcano. Sakurajima erupts pretty much daily, sometimes more than once per day, and has become a part of everyday life in the area.

ARDOUKOBA VOLCANO

The last eruption of Ardoukoba volcano was in 1978 when a fissure erupted, producing lava flows for a week. We stayed at a wonderful camp on the shore of the Red Sea where we slept in woven mat huts. HUALALAI VOLCANO LAVA TUBES Hualalai is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The last time it erupted was in 1801, and it could erupt again. Near the Kona airport is a lava tube that was formed during that eruption. lava tubes are created when very fluid lava forms an insulating crust on

top of the flow.

SAMPSON FLAT FIRE

A water bomber attacks the head of the fire. The heavy-lift chopper joins in the fire fighting efforts. We were so close at times, that we actually were water-bombed numerous times. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time. AVALANCHES - KOOTENAY PASS, B.C. - JAN. 20133 Avalanches - Kootenay Pass, B.C. - Jan. 20133. Last year, Mark Robinson and I traveled to Kootenay Pass in British Columbia as part of our epic, cross Canada road trip, filming for The Weather Network. We tried to film with the avalanche control team there, but the

weather did

TORONTO ZOMBIE WALK

Toronto Zombie Walk 2011, tornadoes, severe weather, lightning, hail, storm spotter, chase vehicle, meteorology, disasters, forest fires, climate change, global EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

ANGRY PLANET WITH EXPLORER/STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Eps. Title: Description : 1: Tornadoes: George embarks on his annual pilgrimage to the "Tornado Alley" area of the central U.S. to guide groups of people who want CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all. THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND I've just returned from a week long trip to the very remote Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It is a tiny strip of sand and grass in the north Atlantic that is best know for its population of wild horses. DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time. EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

ANGRY PLANET WITH EXPLORER/STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Eps. Title: Description : 1: Tornadoes: George embarks on his annual pilgrimage to the "Tornado Alley" area of the central U.S. to guide groups of people who want CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all. THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND I've just returned from a week long trip to the very remote Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It is a tiny strip of sand and grass in the north Atlantic that is best know for its population of wild horses. DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time.

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

TSINGY DE BEMARAHA

From October 1¬17, 2014, the Adventure Science team, combining the back-country skill of endurance athletes with academic research experts, travelled deep into the Strict Nature Reserve of Madagascar’s Tsingy de Bemaraha, a UNESCO world heritage site, and dangerous limestone labyrinth that can only be accessed by teams of qualified academic researchers.

GEORGE KOUROUNIS

Luke Swanek. TEDxNipissingU Organizer. George Kourounis is a top notch speaker who truly cares about pushing his audience to new levels of success. As a man who has taken risks that most of can hardly fathom, George has the authority to demand higher standards from those who are

lucky enough to

SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO, JAPAN While on a TV shoot in Japan, the crew and I spent a few days in the town of Kagoshima, home of the Sakurajima Volcano. Sakurajima erupts pretty much daily, sometimes more than once per day, and has become a part of everyday life in the area.

ARDOUKOBA VOLCANO

The last eruption of Ardoukoba volcano was in 1978 when a fissure erupted, producing lava flows for a week. We stayed at a wonderful camp on the shore of the Red Sea where we slept in woven mat huts. HUALALAI VOLCANO LAVA TUBES Hualalai is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The last time it erupted was in 1801, and it could erupt again. Near the Kona airport is a lava tube that was formed during that eruption. lava tubes are created when very fluid lava forms an insulating crust on

top of the flow.

SAMPSON FLAT FIRE

A water bomber attacks the head of the fire. The heavy-lift chopper joins in the fire fighting efforts. We were so close at times, that we actually were water-bombed numerous times. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time. AVALANCHES - KOOTENAY PASS, B.C. - JAN. 20133 Avalanches - Kootenay Pass, B.C. - Jan. 20133. Last year, Mark Robinson and I traveled to Kootenay Pass in British Columbia as part of our epic, cross Canada road trip, filming for The Weather Network. We tried to film with the avalanche control team there, but the

weather did

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Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico

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ANGRY PLANET WITH EXPLORER/STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Eps. Title: Description : 1: Tornadoes: George embarks on his annual pilgrimage to the "Tornado Alley" area of the central U.S. to guide groups of people who want CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all. THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND I've just returned from a week long trip to the very remote Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It is a tiny strip of sand and grass in the north Atlantic that is best know for its population of wild horses. DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time. EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNISGEORGE KOUROUNIS

WIFE

Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

ANGRY PLANET WITH EXPLORER/STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Eps. Title: Description : 1: Tornadoes: George embarks on his annual pilgrimage to the "Tornado Alley" area of the central U.S. to guide groups of people who want CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all. THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND I've just returned from a week long trip to the very remote Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It is a tiny strip of sand and grass in the north Atlantic that is best know for its population of wild horses. DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time.

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

TSINGY DE BEMARAHA

From October 1¬17, 2014, the Adventure Science team, combining the back-country skill of endurance athletes with academic research experts, travelled deep into the Strict Nature Reserve of Madagascar’s Tsingy de Bemaraha, a UNESCO world heritage site, and dangerous limestone labyrinth that can only be accessed by teams of qualified academic researchers.

GEORGE KOUROUNIS

Luke Swanek. TEDxNipissingU Organizer. George Kourounis is a top notch speaker who truly cares about pushing his audience to new levels of success. As a man who has taken risks that most of can hardly fathom, George has the authority to demand higher standards from those who are

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SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO, JAPAN While on a TV shoot in Japan, the crew and I spent a few days in the town of Kagoshima, home of the Sakurajima Volcano. Sakurajima erupts pretty much daily, sometimes more than once per day, and has become a part of everyday life in the area.

ARDOUKOBA VOLCANO

The last eruption of Ardoukoba volcano was in 1978 when a fissure erupted, producing lava flows for a week. We stayed at a wonderful camp on the shore of the Red Sea where we slept in woven mat huts. HUALALAI VOLCANO LAVA TUBES Hualalai is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The last time it erupted was in 1801, and it could erupt again. Near the Kona airport is a lava tube that was formed during that eruption. lava tubes are created when very fluid lava forms an insulating crust on

top of the flow.

SAMPSON FLAT FIRE

A water bomber attacks the head of the fire. The heavy-lift chopper joins in the fire fighting efforts. We were so close at times, that we actually were water-bombed numerous times. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time. AVALANCHES - KOOTENAY PASS, B.C. - JAN. 20133 Avalanches - Kootenay Pass, B.C. - Jan. 20133. Last year, Mark Robinson and I traveled to Kootenay Pass in British Columbia as part of our epic, cross Canada road trip, filming for The Weather Network. We tried to film with the avalanche control team there, but the

weather did

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Toronto Zombie Walk 2011, tornadoes, severe weather, lightning, hail, storm spotter, chase vehicle, meteorology, disasters, forest fires, climate change, global BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER Biography: George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNISGEORGE KOUROUNIS

WIFE

Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries.

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

ANGRY PLANET WITH EXPLORER/STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Eps. Title: Description : 1: Tornadoes: George embarks on his annual pilgrimage to the "Tornado Alley" area of the central U.S. to guide groups of people who want CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all. THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND I've just returned from a week long trip to the very remote Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It is a tiny strip of sand and grass in the north Atlantic that is best know for its population of wild horses. DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time. BIO - GEORGE KOUROUNIS - STORM CHASER Biography: George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal people are fleeing from. EXPLORER/ADVENTURER & STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNISGEORGE KOUROUNIS

WIFE

Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries.

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

ANGRY PLANET WITH EXPLORER/STORM CHASER GEORGE KOUROUNIS Eps. Title: Description : 1: Tornadoes: George embarks on his annual pilgrimage to the "Tornado Alley" area of the central U.S. to guide groups of people who want CRYSTAL CAVE OF GIANTS The Crystal Cave of Giants was accidentally discovered in 2000 by miners working in the silver and lead mine at Naica, Mexico. It lies almost 300 meters (900 feet) below the surface of the Earth and it contains the largest crystals known in the world, by far. ARCTIC ROAD TRIP FEB. 2012 What an adventure. Mark Robinson and I went on what can only be described as the "ultimate Canadian winter road trip". We were filming several new episodes of the "Stormhunters" TV series for The Weather Network, and this was the most ambitious of them all. THE WILD HORSES OF SABLE ISLAND I've just returned from a week long trip to the very remote Sable Island, Nova Scotia. It is a tiny strip of sand and grass in the north Atlantic that is best know for its population of wild horses. DARVAZA "DOORWAY TO HELL" EXPEDITION The expedition was filmed by a National Geographic TV film crew, and became one episode of the series entitled "Die Trying". We spent about 2 weeks in Turkmenistan, including a MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake. STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time.

PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERIES - George Kourounis Here is a collection of pictures from my explorations, global adventures and storm chasing. High resolution photo files and video of most of these images are available

for sale.

TSINGY DE BEMARAHA

From October 1¬17, 2014, the Adventure Science team, combining the back-country skill of endurance athletes with academic research experts, travelled deep into the Strict Nature Reserve of Madagascar’s Tsingy de Bemaraha, a UNESCO world heritage site, and dangerous limestone labyrinth that can only be accessed by teams of qualified academic researchers.

GEORGE KOUROUNIS

On behalf of Canadian Federation of University Women Leaside - East York, please accept our gratitude for your amazing and uplifting presentation "Exploring Earth's Extremes" we are still talking about it to ourselves and loved ones and how delightful it is to have met

you.

SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO, JAPAN While on a TV shoot in Japan, the crew and I spent a few days in the town of Kagoshima, home of the Sakurajima Volcano. Sakurajima erupts pretty much daily, sometimes more than once per day, and has become a part of everyday life in the area.

CATATUMBO LIGHTNING

The Catatumbo lightning storm (Relámpago del Catatumbo) is an atmospheric phenomenon in western Venezuela. It occurs strictly in an area located over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo. MARUM VOLCANO EXPEDITION 2017 Photos from our seven week volcano expedition to Marum crater on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. This was my longest volcano expedition to date, and in total, I was able to make 5 descents to the bottom, 1200 feet down inside to the lava lake. HUALALAI VOLCANO LAVA TUBES Hualalai is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The last time it erupted was in 1801, and it could erupt again. Near the Kona airport is a lava tube that was formed during that eruption. lava tubes are created when very fluid lava forms an insulating crust on

top of the flow.

STORMCHASER.CA MAY 15TH 2003 TORNADO OUTBREAK We intercepted a total of 4 tornadoes from 3 different supercell thunderstorms. At one point, near Stratford, there were 2 tornadoes on the ground at the same time. AVALANCHES - KOOTENAY PASS, B.C. - JAN. 20133 The Daisy Bell is a portable avalanche triggering device made by the same company as the GazEx cannons. It is suspended by a longline underneath a helicopter and uses a combination of hydrogen and oxygen that fill a sturdy metal bell which is then detonated over an avalanche start zone.

TORONTO ZOMBIE WALK

Toronto Zombie Walk 2011, tornadoes, severe weather, lightning, hail, storm spotter, chase vehicle, meteorology, disasters, forest fires, climate change, global George Kourounis - Explorer, Science Communicator, TV Presenter, &

Storm Chaser

Documenting Severe Weather, Climate Change And Natural Disasters Worldwide Monday, November 23, 2020 ------------------------- Welcome to the online home of George Kourounis. I'm a global explorer, adventurer and storm chaser. Here you will find many unique images of my incredible journeys from all 7 continents and 75 countries. I've spent years photographing some of Mother Nature's most elusive and dangerous phenomena. I've chased tornadoes, giant hail, dust storms, hurricanes, avalanches, volcanoes and lightning among other things. This site contains a variety of photographs and video images of these encounters with wild weather and other forces of nature. VIEW ALL THE PHOTO GALLERIES HERE -------------------------

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------------------------- Get all the latest up to date news on the Blog Page THE "ANGRY PLANET" TV SERIES CHRONICLED MY TRAVELS AS I CIRCLED THE GLOBE, GETTING UP CLOSE WITH THE MOST VIOLENT AND SPECTACULAR FORCES ON EARTH FROM TORNADOES TO HURRICANES TO VOLCANOES AND MORE. WE FILMED 49 EPISODES IN OVER 35 COUNTRIES ON ALL 7 CONTINENTS!! THE SHOW HAS BEEN BROADCAST IN OVER 100 COUNTRIES ON PIVOT TV, OLN, THE TRAVEL CHANNEL, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, AND THE WEATHER NETWORK. ------------------------- Kikai Caldera Undersea Super Volcano - New

Japan - March 2020

Aboard the science ship Fukae Maru, studying submerged plate tectonics and a hidden super-volcano. ------------------------- Sakurajima Volcano - New Southern Japan - March 2020 The city of Kagoshima and surrounding villages live in the shadow of continuously active volcano. ------------------------- Hurricane Dorian - New East Coast of Florida - Sept. 2019 Reporting on Hurricane Dorian for The Weather Network ------------------------- Return to Darvaza, the "Doorway To Hell" - New Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan - July 2019 Revisiting the flaming crater that I descended down inside during a world's first expedition for National Geographic and seeing the changes there since I last visited in 2013. ------------------------- Ice Climbing an Atlantic Iceberg Conception Bay, Newfoundland - June 2019 Placing a satellite tracking bacon at the summit of an iceberg that is thousands of years old. -------------------------

Tornado Chase 2019

Central U.S. - Multiple Tornadoes & Brilliant Lightning Several weeks on the road storm chasing, including a stint with the Tornado Visualization and Doppler Radar Analysis Project. ------------------------- "Ice Shove" on Lake Erie Fort Erie, Ontario - Feb 24 2019 High winds dramatically push ice up onto the shore of Lake Erie, we even had to scramble to get out of the way as the ice crashed towards

us.

------------------------- Polar Vortex Cold Snap Creates Gravity-Defying Noodles Toronto, Ontario - Jan 31 2019 Extreme cold across North America has some interesting side-effects. ------------------------- Alberta Clipper Dumps Over 30 cm of Snow, Causing Traffic Chaos Toronto, Ontario - Jan 28 2019 Don Valley Parkway gridlock causes highway shutdown and abandoned

vehicles.

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Antarctica

With The Royal Canadian Geographical Society - Nov. 2018 On board the maiden voyage of the RCGS Resolute. -------------------------

Africa Overland

Cape Town to Victoria Falls - Oct. 2018 23 days driving through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe &

Zambia.

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Hurricane Florence

Wilmington, North Carolina - Sept. 12-14 2018 The slow-moving hurricane brings destructive winds and record flooding

to North Carolina.

------------------------- Marum Volcano Expedition Ambrym Island, Vanuatu - July, 2018 Three weeks camped on top of an active volcano, doing multiple 1200 foot descents to the lava lake inside. ------------------------- The Himalayas & Earthquake Recovery Nepal - March 27-April 10, 2018 Filming with The Weather Network in Nepal, including a helicopter flight to Mount Everest Base Camp at 17,600 feet - Without

acclimatizing!

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Total Solar Eclipse

Silver Point, Tennessee - Aug 21 2017 Clear skies in the center point of the path of totality. An amazing spectacle of nature that blew my mind. We were live streaming the eclipse for The Weather Network. ------------------------- Marum Volcano Expedition Ambrym Island, Vanuatu - June - Aug 2017 Nearly 2 months camped on an active volcano & numerous descents down to the lava inside, 1200 feet down. ------------------------- Mount Everest Base Camp Himalayas, Nepal - March 27th - April 10th 2018 Filming for The Weather Network in Nepal, we documented earthquake recovery and flew up to Everest Base Camp at 17,600 ft.(5380 meters) without acclimatizing!... Briefly. -------------------------

Yasur Volcano

Tanna Island, Vanuatu - July 2017 Explosive eruptions at one of the world's most active volcanoes. -------------------------

North Korea

Mountain Trekking in the DPRK - May/June 2017 10 days, climbing several of North Korea's mountains and experiencing one of the world's most secretive nations. -------------------------

Location Filming

Bahamas & British Columbia - May 2017 Filming segments in 2 very different locations, for Discovery Science Channel. Norman's Cay, Bahamas and Spotted Lake, British Columbia. ------------------------- Fading Bloodlines Expedition Myanmar (Burma) Feb/March 2017 Documenting the tattooed women of Chin and Rakhine State ------------------------- Galapagos Islands - Oct. 2016 Ecuador (500 miles off the west coast of South America) Amazing wildlife, much of which is found nowhere else. ------------------------- Hurricane Matthew - Oct. 7th 2016 Florida (Melbourne to Cape Canaveral) Hurricane Matthew rakes the U.S. Atlantic coastline. ------------------------- Polar Bears & Northern Lights - Aug 2016 Nanuk Lodge, Northern Manitoba An amazing encounter with wildlife and the Aurora Borealis with Churchill Wild and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. ------------------------- The Wild Horses of Sable Island 175 km (109 mi) off the coast of Nova Scotia - June 11-19. 2016 Filming with The Weather Network on this infrequently visited Atlantic Island, known for its population of wild, feral horses. ------------------------- Tornado Chase - May 2016 Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas An unbelievable chase with five consecutive days witnessing tornadoes, including numerous from one storm in Dodge City, Kansas. ------------------------- Fort McMurray, Alberta Wildfire - May 2016 Largest Wildfire Evacuation in Canadian History After waiting for several days for the roadblocks to clear, I was one of the first people to drive up through Fort McMurray, Alberta after the devastating wildfire that swept through the city. ------------------------- Filming a commercial Inside Pacaya Volcano Guatemala - Feb 2016 Completing a world's first descent to the bottom of Pacaya volcano crater while filming a commercial for Burger King's "Angriest Whopper"

Pacaya Volcano

Fuego Volcano

------------------------- Congo Volcano Expedition - Nyiragongo & Nyamuragira Virunga National Park Jan/Feb 2016 Descent to the edge of the largest lava lake in the world inside Nyiragongo crater. Also, a U.N. chopper flight to the rarely visited Nyamuragira volcano.

Nyiragongo

Nyamuragira

------------------------- Descent into Benbow Volcano Crater Ambrym Island, Vanuatu - Nov 28 - Dec 10 2015 A descent to the bottom of the crater to the edge of the violent lake

of lava inside.

------------------------- Historic Flooding in South Carolina South Carolina Oct. 2015 Some areas get more than 600mm of rain dumped on them, causing a "One in a Thousand Year" flood. ------------------------- Monsoon Season Rains & Coastal Erosion Bangladesh - July 15-30, 2015 I travel through Bangladesh in the wet season to learn more about how the people living there cope with the extremes of weather, and the increasing threat from the effects of climate change. ------------------------- Documenting Atlantic Icebergs "Iceberg Alley" Newfoundland - June 12-22, 2015 Climbing and SCUBA diving icebergs, and joining a U.S. Coast Guard/International Ice Patrol flight. -------------------------

Tornado Chase 2015

Daily Updates

Follow along as myself and the rest of the Cloud 9 Tours team tracks down the worst weather Mother Nature has to offer. -------------------------

Laos

Fires, Caves and More. - April 2015 We travel to Laos to examine the effects of slash & burn agriculture on climate, and visit some of the country's spectacular caves. -------------------------

Oymyakon, Siberia

The coldest permanently inhabited place in the world - March 2015 I travel along the "Road of Bones" in freezing cold temperatures during the Siberian winter to learn about how the permafrost is

melting.

------------------------- Record Breaking Rainfall & Sea Level Rise Tuvalu, South Pacific - Jan 27-Feb 05, 2015 Embedded with the firefighters in the middle of the action as they tackle the worst bushfire that Australia has seen in decades. ------------------------- Sampson Flat Fire - Worst in 30 Years! Adelaide Hills, Australia Jan. 02 2015 Embedded with the firefighters in the middle of the action as they tackle the worst bushfire that Australia has seen in decades. ------------------------- Snow Emergency After 6+ FEET of Lake Effect Snow Buffalo, New York - Nov 17-21 2014 The city of Buffalo is walloped with unimaginable amounts of lake-effect snow, crippling parts of the city and causing travel

chaos.

------------------------- Rio Roosevelt, the "River of Doubt" Amazon Rainforest, Brazil - Nov. 2014 Following in the footsteps of Theodore Roosevelt's Amazon expedition

from 1913

------------------------- Scientific Expedition & New Cave Discovery - Oct. 2014 Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagascar Mapping a new cave system & exploring one of the most surreal landscapes on Earth. ------------------------- Up Close to a Violent Lake of Lava - Aug 2014 Marum Volcano, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu Getting as close as humanly possible to a violently boiling lake of lava, 1200 feet down inside!! ------------------------- Hurricane Arthur - July 05 2014 Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia Filming Hurricane Arthur for The Weather Network at Iconic Peggy's

Cove.

------------------------- ------------------------- Tornado Encounter In Nebraska, May 11 2014 Tornado forms beside us and pushes irrigation equipment into our

windshield.

We're OK, but it was a wild encounter. Tornado chase 2014 is now complete. Below are links to the daily reports and the wild tornado

video.

------------------------- Antarctica - Jan. 2014 Voyage to the Antarctic Peninsula Penguins, icebergs, whales, seals & glaciers at the bottom of the

world.

------------------------- World's First - Descent Into the "Doorway To Hell" Darvaza Flaming Gas Crater - Turkmenistan Leading a National Geographic expedition to become the first person to set foot at the bottom of the "Door to Hell", searching for extremophile bacteria. ------------------------- Arctic Journey - Aug. 2013 Greenland and the Canadian Northwest Passage Nearly a month on a Russian ice-strengthened ship, documenting polar bears, icebergs, glaciers, and many other aspects of some of the most remote places in the world. ------------------------- The World's Largest Tornado El Reno, Oklahoma. May 31, 2013 At 2.6 miles wide (4.2 km), this colossal tornado has entered the record books at the largest tornado on record. Unfortunately, it was also responsible for claiming the lives of several fellow storm

chasers.

------------------------- The Tornadoes of 2013

Tornado Alley, USA

It has been a busy season, with many tornadoes, some of them very destructive. We have been on the scene for many of them. Day by day log of the 2013 tornado chase can be found here ------------------------- Avalanches in British Columbia

Jan. 2013

Gas cannons, helicopter bombing, a rescue dog, an avalanche on LIVE TV, placing a camera in the path for a direct hit, and one very close call with an avalanche. Photos & Video ------------------------- Hurricane Sandy Ravages Long Island

Oct. 29 2012

A historic hybrid hurricane/winter storm does tremendous damage to the Mid-Atlantic coastline. ------------------------- Amazing tornado crosses the road less than 100 yards away!! Rago, Kansas May 19 2012 One of 6 tornadoes we spotted, this one was so close, we could hear it very loudly as it intensified right ahead of us!! -------------------------

Storm Chase 2012

May & June, 2012

Photos from my 54 day, 35,000 mile storm chase. Photographing the worst weather in "Tornado Alley" ------------------------- The Great Canadian Winter Road Trip Jan 26 - Feb 29 2012 Across Canada, to the Arctic, including avalanche control, northern lights and driving the ice road to Tuktoyaktuk while filming for The

Weather Network.

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Europe 2011

Greece, England, Scotland & Wales Onstage at TEDx Athens and a visit to the U.K. -------------------------

Tornado Chase 2011

Tornado Alley, USA

My daily updates from all across Tornado Alley ------------------------- ------------------------- Joplin Tornado Disaster Joplin, Missouri - May 22, 2011 First on the scene after a devastating tornado rips through town -------------------------

Greenland In Winter

Kangerlussuaq, Greenland - Feb, 2011 A incredible frigid journey to the Greenland ice cap & plenty of

northern lights.

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Shark Diving

Nassau, Bahamas Jan, 2011 Celebrating our wedding anniversary by diving with dozens of sharks,

without a cage.

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Hurricane Igor

Bermuda Sept 19, 2010 Weather craziness in Bermuda as Hurricane Igor strikes the island -------------------------

Tornado Chase 2010

Tornado Alley, USA

Chasing storms for 6 weeks across the central United States. Read the

daily blog.

------------------------- The Empty Quarter Desert (Rub' al Khali) Southern United Arab Emirates - Jan 2010 A world of extremes - Off the beaten path on an off-road expedition in one of the largest sand deserts in the world. ------------------------- Monstrous Lake Effect Snow Squalls & Snow Emergency Lake Huron/Georgian Bay Region - Ontario, Dec. 2009 A wild snow storm followed by several days of intense lake effect snow completely paralyze parts of Ontario. The amount of snow that actually came down has been estimated at up to 4 to 6 feet!! ------------------------- Catatumbo Everlasting Lightning Storm Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Oct. 2009 A bizarre weather phenomenon that produces lightning storms in one area on up to 160 nights of the year! ------------------------- Getting Wild in Venezuela Los Llanos, Venezuela Oct. 2009 Wrangling a 5 meter anaconda and swimming in a pond with thousands of

piranhas!

------------------------- Naica Crystal Cave - Incredibly Beautiful Yet Deadly Chihuahua, Mexico Sept. 03-06, 2009 50 Celsius and over 90% Humidity in the most spectacular cave ever

discovered.

------------------------- ------------------------- DRDC Centrifuge - High G Tolerance Tests Downsview, Toronto Aug. 27, 2009 Pulling 5 G's and trying to not pass out. ------------------------- The Weightlessness Experience Aboard "G-Force One" - July 11, 2009 Floating in zero gravity to simulate space travel. ------------------------- Flight Aboard an L-39 Fighter Jet Waterloo, Ontario - June. 21, 2009 High G force rolls, turns and upside-down flying. What a rush! -------------------------

Highway To Hail

Chasing Huge Hail Storms - June. 01-16, 2009 `Punching the Core`of severe storms to document hail size. ------------------------- Space Flight Training NASTAR (National Aerospace Training & Research) Facility, Pennsylvania

- April 16-17, 2009

Pulling double the G-forces in a giant centrifuge than what occurs during a Space Shuttle launch. ------------------------- Hunga Ha'apai Volcanic Island Tonga - April 10-13, 2009 A tricky landing on the newest island on earth - A volcanic island that had recently erupted out of the sea. ------------------------- Rotorua Hydrothermal Area New Zealand - April 05-08, 2009 Geysers, hot springs and colonies of extremophile bacteria. ------------------------- Polar Expedition Survival Training Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic - March 10-20, 2009 Ski trekking on sea ice and dog sledding through the Canadian Arctic wilderness, in temperatures as low as -30C (-45 with wind chill). ------------------------- Antarctica Expedition #2

Jan. 2009

A week and a half after returning to Argentina from my first Antarctic voyage, I headed back for another dose of adventure in a land of extremes and rugged beauty. ------------------------- Antarctica Expedition

Jan. 2009

A sea kayaking & filming voyage to the frozen continent.

SEA KAYAKING

ICEBERGS & GLACIERS

ANTARCTIC WILDLIFE

DECEPTION ISLAND

------------------------- Monster Snow Squalls Arkona, Ontario - Nov. 21, 2008 Total chaos as 76cm of lake effect snow falls in 24 hours, closing roads and stranding motorists. ------------------------- Into The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Ukraine - Nov. 02-04, 2008 A trip into the radioactive zone surrounding the 1986 nuclear power

plant disaster.

------------------------- Aral Sea Ecological Catastrophe Uzbekistan - Oct. 25-31 2008 Exploring the sea that has shrunk to only a fraction of its former size due to mismanagement. -------------------------

Kitum Cave

Mount Elgon, Kenya - Oct. 19-21 2008 Underground elephants scrape the cave walls here but it's the deadly Marburg virus that I had to worry about after being bitten by a bat. ------------------------- The Great Wildebeest Migration Masai Mara, Kenya - Oct. 14-18 2008 On safari to see the wildlife of Africa, including one of the most spectacular migrations in the world. ------------------------- The Hurricanes of 2008 A three week marathon of hurricane chasing that took me from Canada, to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, over to the Carolinas, up in a plane over Cuba, and then back to the Gulf in Texas. GUSTAV - HOUMA, LOUISIANA HANNA - MYRTLE BEACH, S. CAROLINA IKE - FLYING INTO THE EYE OF THE STORM WITH THE HURRICANE HUNTERS IKE - FINAL, DEVASTATING LANDFALL IN GALVESTON, TEXAS ------------------------- Kawah Ijen Volcano & Acid Lake Indonesia- July 14-15, 2008 While exploring the sulfur mine there, I took a boat out onto the lake

of sulfuric acid.

------------------------- Anak Krakatau Volcano Indonesia- July 14-15, 2008 Big eruptions (some containing lightning) at one of the world's most

notorious volcanoes

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Komodo Dragons

Rinca Island, Indonesia- July 31, 2008 Getting up close (too close) to the largest lizards on Earth. -------------------------

Semeru Volcano

Indonesia- July 23, 2008 Summit climb to the highest peak on Java which is also a very active

volcano.

------------------------- Sidoarjo Mudflow Disaster East Java - July 2008 A drilling operation gone wrong creates a mud volcano that destroys everything in its path. -------------------------

India Monsoon

June/July 2008

Heavy rains and flooding all across India, including some of the rainiest places on Earth. ------------------------- Tornado Chase 2008 - U.S. Great Plains

May 2008

Chasing tornadoes and severe storms in Tornado Alley. The images below link to the daily blog reports from the chase. ------------------------- Mali Expedition - Sand Storms & an Overland Journey to Timbuktu in the

Sahara Desert

April 13-28 2008

A journey through West Africa to the legendary city of Timbuktu. -------------------------

Iceland Expedition

March 2008

Geysers, glaciers, ice climbing on an iceberg and a meeting with the

president himself.

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Extreme Cold

Yukon - Feb. 2008

Documenting one of the coldest places in North America, and how people

handle it.

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Stromboli Volcano

Italy - Jan. 15, 2008 Jets of hot lava and billowing ash clouds as seen from the summit of one of the world's most active volcanoes. ------------------------- Kilauea Volcano New Activity Viewed by Helicopter

Hawaii - Dec. 2007

Surveying the recent changes in volcanic activity including new flows

and lava ponds.

------------------------- Spectacular Lightning Northern Territory, Australian Outback - Dec. 07, 2007 Intense cloud to ground lightning bolts near the Uluru-Kata Tjuta

National Park.

------------------------- Shark Feeding Frenzy - Oahu, Hawaii - Nov. 28, 2007 Dozens of very excited sharks, all interested in one thing... ------------------------- Post-Tropical Hurricane Noel - Nova Scotia - Nov. 4, 2007 The remnants of hurricane Noel pound the Nova Scotia coastline with

enormous waves.

------------------------- Hurricane Dean - Jamaica - Aug. 19, 2007 Category 4 hurricane Dean scrapes the Jamaica coastline.

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------------------------- Florida Wild Water Adventure - Aug. 2007 Waterspouts in the Keys and Alligators in the Everglades. ------------------------- World's First Traverse of the Boiling Lake - Dominica, West Indies -

July 6, 2007

Suspended by rope over the violently boiling sulfurous lake. Read The 2007 Tornado Chase Daily Blog Entries ------------------------- Brilliant Lightning - Big Springs, Texas - May 7, 2007 Incredible cloud to ground lightning lighting up the night sky. ------------------------- Patagonia Expedition & Sailing Around Cape Horn - Argentina & Chile - March 19 - April 4 2007 Climbing on the fascinating blue Holanda glacier & sailing the Southern Ocean around Cape Horn - Many more updates to come when I have the time. Patagonia is such an amazing place. ------------------------- Avalanche Control Along The Trans-Canada Hwy, B.C. - Feb 20, 2007 Firing artillery into the mountains and dropping explosives from a

helicopter.

------------------------- Winter Ascent of Mount Washington - NH - Jan 22-24, 2007 Known as the place with the "Worst weather in the world" I figured I should climb it...In the middle of winter of course. ------------------------- Extreme Ice Experiment - Ottawa, ON - Jan 26, 2007 Frozen Solid: Inside a wind tunnel with -18 temperatures, water spray and hurricane force winds. Yes that's me underneath all that ice. ------------------------- Yasur Volcano - Tanna Island, Vanuatu - Dec 2006 Explosively active with huge lava bombs and clouds of ash... And I got

married there !!

------------------------- Angry Planet Video Clip - Into the Volcano! Watch as I descend into an exploding volcano in Vanuatu to gather glowing hot lava bombs that are being hurled hundreds of meters

through the air.

This is the same volcano that I got married on two days later. The wedding was featured on an episode of Angry Planet. ------------------------- Kilauea Volcano Lava Flows - Big Island, Hawaii - Dec 2006 Lava pours into the Pacific from a new lava flow ------------------------- Great White Shark Diving - Isla de Guadalupe, Mexico - Oct. 31-Nov. 4,

2006

In the water with the most feared creatures in the sea. Cage diving with numerous sharks in the area, some up to 16 feet long. ------------------------- Incredible Firestorm !! - Thunder Bay Sept. 13-17 Spectacular air to air photos of an ignition helicopter using a drip torch to start a prescribed burn 150 km north of Thunder Bay. This has been the busiest September for forest fires in over 20 years in the region. Click below for more pictures. CARVED BY THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF FLOODWATER AND SAND, THE ANTELOPE SLOT CANYON IN ARIZONA IS A HIDDEN BEAUTY. WHEN THE LIGHT IS JUST RIGHT, RAYS OF SUNLIGHT PEEK IN THROUGH THE NARROW GAPS AT THE TOP. ------------------------- The Hurricanes of 2005 DENNIS - PENSACOLA, FLORIDA KATRINA - GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI RITA - PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS WILMA - MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA I was in position to film all of the land falling U.S. hurricanes during this historical, record breaking storm season. Each section has pictures and video clips of the storms. ------------------------- Tornado Chase: May/June 2005 A large tornado crosses the road right in front of us - South Plains,

Texas - May 12

A VIDEO CLIP IS ONLINE HERE. ------------------------- Erta Ale Volcano, Ethiopia - Jan 2005 The Ethiopian volcano trip was a success. I was able to descend into the active pit crater and shoot video from the inside. Many difficulties were overcome in the process of getting to the volcano including mechanical failures, scorching heat, illness of some of the team members and the first rains in 2 years to hit the area. Stories and pictures now online here. This now makes me the first person to have ever filmed from INSIDE a tornado, a hurricane and an active volcano !! ------------------------- Kansas Tornado Outbreak!! - May 29, 2004 10 TORNADOES TOUCH DOWN IN 3 HOURS!

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