How storm chasing is different from what you'll see in “Twisters”
In this week’s newsletter, we discover what it’s really like to chase tornadoes, how to still find the magic of Paris from when it last hosted the Olympics 100 years ago, and ways to keep cool on hot days.
“Twisters“ put storm chasing on the map—but here's what it's really like
The real people who chase twisters: Yes, these real-life storm chasers, fictionalized in a blockbuster movie opening this week, speed toward the natural disasters through the seven states that make up “Tornado Alley.” How do they do it?
These tried-and-true tips will help you stay cool on a hot day
If you have to go outside on a dangerously hot day, experts share tips that you can do to make it more bearable—from choosing your outfit wisely to creating your own shade.
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2moTwisters didn't put it on the map, c'mon now. The original, Twister, did that at a time where you couldn't just hop on YouTube and look at videos of tornadoes up close. Seeing them there, on screen, despite the fact they weren't real, was amazing and gave so many people a chance to see something spectacular. It's the same thrill as seeing Jurassic Park for the first time. Nowadays, why would anyone want to watch a new movie full of fake, heavily CGI tornadoes when they could just hop online and look at the hundreds of videos of REAL tornadoes instead? When Bill Paxton died, chasers even came together and spelled out 'BP' to honour him as the movie inspired a generation of storm chasers - that's how significant the original was. I have no interest in watching the "sequel," but I will watch Twister another thousand times before I die, it's a classic.