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.

The images, sent to and subsequently shared by the Higgins Storm Chasing Facebook page, were taken early Thursday morning in the state’s Darling Downs. “We received several pics of this really ...

“One day I went storm chasing and I was just standing there and this massive bolt just went overhead and I ran, and Chicken just stayed there,” she said. “I almost left her behind, she just ...