Warren Faidley Explained

Warren Faidley (born May 11, 1957) is an American storm chaser.^{[1] [2]} Faidley is credited as the world's first full-time, professional storm photographer.^{[3] [4]}

Biography

Faidley is a graduate from University of Arizona and Pima Community College.

His very first tornado chase landed him in Saragosa, Texas a small community that had been swept away by a violent F4 tornado on May 22, 1987.^{[5] [6]} His professional career was launched in October 1988 after he took a photograph of lightning hitting a light pole in an oil and gasoline tank farm in Tucson, Arizona. The image was published in Life Magazine,^[7] billing him as a "Storm Chaser."^[8]

In 1997 Faidley was the subject of Stephen Kramer's book Eye of the Storm.^[9]

Further reading

• Book: Kramer, Stephen P. . Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley . 1999 . Penguin USA . 0-698-11766-2 .
• Book: Faidley, Warren . Storm Chaser eBook edition: A Lifelong Quest to Find the Perfect Storm . 2006 . Weatherstock Inc. . 1888763000 .
• Book: Faidley, Warren . The Ultimate Storm Survival Handbook . 2006 . Weatherstock Inc. . 1-4016-0285-1 .
• Book: Harris/Faidley . Voyages: Wild Weather - Chase the Planet's Wildest Weather with "Cyclone Cowboy" Warren Faidley . 2005 . Kingfisher Books Ltd . 0-7534-1184-9 .
• Book: Faidley, Warren . Wicked Weather - A Visual Essay of Extreme Storms . 2018 . Amherst Media . 978-1682033463 .

External links

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Notes and References

1. News: Current Biography . Roush . Margaret E. . 2008 . H.W. Wilson Co. .
2. Web site: Warren Faidley Biography. 2018. Stormchaser.com.
3. Web site: Storm Chaser. March 2006.
4. Book: Carson, Mary Kay . Weather Projects for Young Scientists . 2007 . Chicago Review Press . 978-1-55652-629-9 . registration . Warren Faidley. . 82 .
5. Warren Faidley (2006 e-edition 2009) Storm Chaser - A lifelong quest to find the perfect storm. ASIN: B0028N6OMK
6. Web site: Photographer recalls nightmare. May 25, 1987.
7. Web site: Snapshots. February 1989.
8. Web site: The Storm Chaser. February 1, 2006.
9. Book: Fredericks, Anthony D. . Investigating Natural Disasters Through Children's Literature: An Integrated Approach . 2001 . Libraries Unlimited . 1-56308-861-4 . 111 .