Racing towards a potentially deadly storm may sound like an absurd thing to do – but for some scientific researchers, chasing extreme weather can be enlightening as well as exhilarating.

Storm chasers watch rotating clouds hovering over in May 2024 in Gove and Ness counties in western Kansas. (AJ Dome for Kansas Reflector) OVERLAND PARK — Weather enthusiasts across the Plains ...

That's when you turn on the IMAX camera," adds Steven Judson, director of the tornado chasing unit ... projected on either a flat IMAX screen or a dome-shaped IMAXDome screen soaring 50 to ...