Storm chasing can be fun, exciting, and dangerous… but how close is the new “Twisters” film to reality, or is it all a bunch of Hollywood magic?
Join Penn State Tornado Scientists, Paul Markowski and Yvette Richardson and Penn State student researchers, Quin Mulhern and Alison Sousa, as they mythbust the new, “Twisters” film, which premiered July 2024.
For a more in-depth critique of the film and an inside look at the world of storm chasing: theconversation.com/twisters-movie-two-tornado-scientists-take-us-inside-the-real-world-of-storm-chasing-233534
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Paul Markowski is an American meteorologist and leading expert on tornadogenesis and the forecasting of supercells and tornadoes. He is the Head and Distinguished Professor of Meteorology
in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at the @pennstatecollegeofEMS.
Yvette Richardson is an American meteorologist with substantial contributions...