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Toronto man chases Hurricane Dean
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Toronto man George =
Kourounis is a=20
stormchaser. (Photo: George Kourounis)
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Toronto - Imagine flying into a destination that people are =
desperately=20
trying leave.
That's what one Toronto man does when storms like Hurricane Dean are =
about to=20
hit the ground.
George Kourounis has been chasing storms for 11 years. Born in Hull, =
Quebec=20
and based in Toronto, his efforts to film nature's worst weather =
conditions have=20
taken him all over North America and beyond.
Stormchasing is his passion and Kourounis says when a storm like =
Hurricane=20
Dean calls, he can't help himself.
"Of course I had to hop on a plane and get down here. One of the =
difficulties=20
that I have is that you have to wait until the very last minute, because =
if you=20
go too soon you might not be in the right place but if you go too late =
the=20
airports close and you might not make it at all," he said.
Kourounis is currently in Montego Bay, Jamaica to document Hurricane =
Dean.=20
Dean is raging through the Caribbean as a strong Category 4 storm =
sustaining=20
torrential rain and winds of up to 150 mph. He chose to stop in Montego =
Bay=20
because there was a greater chance for the storm to have a daytime =
landfall=20
there - not the case in Mexico, where the storm is expected to be a lot=20
stronger.
"It hits in the pre-dawn hours when it's still dark, then number one =
it's a=20
lot more dangerous, and number two, I can't document it as well," he=20
said.
Kourounis can be seen chasing nature at its worst on the Outdoor Life = Network=20 show Angry Planet.
To check out Kourounis' blog and photos, visit his
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