Rodriguez and three other weather experts had been chasing a severe storm system.
Her death came after three other storm chasers had died in the Midwest over the last two weeks while tracking tornadoes, as severe weather pursuits like those depicted in the 1996 film “Twister” had been recently trending upward in the US, according to meteorologists and chasers.
“There is such a volume of chasers out there on some storms sometimes that it creates potential traffic and other hazards,” said Marshall Shepherd, director of the atmospheric sciences program at the University of Georgia.“Seeing storms within their natural context has scientific and broader value so I am not anti-chasing, however, there are elements that have become a little wild, wild West-ish.”Gavin Short, 19, of Illinois, was one of the victims.
Greg Tripoli, an atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who taught a storm chasing class in the 90s, told his students that car accidents posed a greater threat than being struck by debris or lightning.“Seeing a tornado is a life-changing experience,” Tripoli said.
“You want to see one instead of just talking about them. It’s really just one of the excitements of life. You’ve got to take chances and go out there and go after your passions.
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