{"id":827,"date":"2011-08-27T10:15:37","date_gmt":"2011-08-27T14:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=827"},"modified":"2011-08-27T10:15:37","modified_gmt":"2011-08-27T14:15:37","slug":"is-stormchasing-just-plain-twisted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/08\/is-stormchasing-just-plain-twisted.html","title":{"rendered":"Is Stormchasing Just Plain Twisted?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The footage is exciting, thrilling and it keeps us informed.<\/p>\n<p>But it also begs a question: is stormchasing, or any other kind of weatherchasing for that matter, such a good idea?<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fireball Explosion in an EF-5 Tornado May 24 2011\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6pz6c5Je8ss?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>It&#8217;s one thing for those poor reporters to have to stand out in the wind and rain to tell us how windy and rainy it is, but for &#8220;regular joes&#8221; to be out in dangerous weather for the thrill of it or to promote themselves &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Probably NOT such a great idea.<\/p>\n<p>The website that most comes to mind is twisterchasers.com, which was featured on Shep Smith&#8217;s show Saturday on FOX News.<\/p>\n<p>That guy is constantly putting himself in danger while Shep sends mixed signals to him and us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whoa, you better get out of there,&#8221; Shep says one moment, while in the next breath he adds. &#8220;Uh, hold it right there so we can use that shot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hmmm&#8230;try telling the hurricane itself to be so cooperative.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>for a look at the sports of the day check out: http:\/\/www.heapsgoodstuff.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The footage is exciting, thrilling and it keeps us informed. 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