So…what are the ties between weather and work?
I recently returned from my annual storm chase vacation in America’s heartland, and I was reminded once more that weather often has an impact on our work lives. Here are three previous posts on those themes:
1. Labors of Love: Chasing Tornadoes (2008) — About folks who chase tornadoes for a living, at least for a chunk of the year!
2. Working in a blizzard (2010) — It means different things to different workers.
3. Waiting for Irene with geeky gadgets and water bottles (2011) — Waiting for a hurricane has a way putting everything else on hold.
By the way, that’s a tornado lowering behind me in central Colorado two weeks ago!
Great picture, David! What a great time we all had! Do wish we could have gotten to know each other better….maybe next year?
How close did you get??
I’m terrible at judging distances (another reason why I sign up for tours with expert guides), but in this case maybe a mile-plus away?
The first time I went on a storm chase, our group unintentionally got too close to a quickly lowering tornado that was moving in our direction (a few hundred yards — within the outer circulation), and we had to quickly hop into the vans and drive through a nasty rain & hail core to escape it. Gosh that was a rush!
I saw a movie yesterday that might appeal to others who perceive a connection between our environment and our lives. “Chasing Ice” is a documentary film that will be released in theatres this fall and is a visual rebuttal to climate change deniers.
http://lightbox.time.com/2012/03/12/chasing-ice/