Jim Reed's new book on extreme weather events looks to drive public awareness of the coming climate crisis. Tiffany Meyers at popphoto.com takes a closer look at this new book titled “STORM CHASER: A Photographer's Journey.” Here is a brief excerpt.…Crouching under a carport in Port Charlotte, Florida, award-winning photographer Jim Reed records a desperate good-bye-and-I-love-you into a rolling camera for his mother. He hopes it'll comfort her when he's gone. Around him, 140 mph winds tear homes apart -- uprooting trees and turning cars into toylike projectiles. He's been caught off-guard: What began as an assignment to document the effects of Category 2 winds on palm trees turns out to put Reed and meteorologist partner Greg Zamarripa in the eye of Hurricane Charley of 2004…
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