'Hurricane chaser' ready to film Ike's landfall

[supernova]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- As Hurricane Ike bears down on the Texas coast, tens of thousands of anxious residents have loaded their belongings and fled inland.
Mark Sudduth's remote video camera captured this image of surging water during 2005's Hurricane Wilma.

Mark Sudduth's remote video camera captured this image of surging water during 2005's Hurricane Wilma.

But at least one man this week steered his Chevy Tahoe against the stream of traffic, toward the wind-whipped coastline and the target of the storm's fury.

His name is Mark Sudduth and he's not crazy, although some people might disagree.

Sudduth is part of a small fraternity of storm chasers who plant themselves in the paths of hurricanes to gather photos, video and meteorological data they hope will help scientists better understand these natural disasters.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/12/hurricane.chaser/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

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The pics are amazing, I must say. Figures he lives in Wilmington. :D

[Javaman]

1. Tell him to put the tape in a plastic bag so we can find it later. nt