George Kourounis
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Website | Stormchaser.ca |
George Kourounis (born 22 May 1970), is a
Storm chasing
Kourounis has been a storm chaser since 1997 and documents all forms of severe weather including tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, floods, hail, and lightning.
In January 2005 Kourounis brought his camera to the remote Danakil Depression in the harsh Ethiopian desert and was lowered 60 ft (18 m) into the smoking crater of the active Erta Ale volcano. He spent a half hour filming on top of the freshly hardened surface of the lava lake wearing a protective heat suit.[2]
He documented four major U.S. land falling hurricanes in 2005, including the devastating Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Other Accomplishments
Some of his other accomplishments include documenting
Kourounis does stints as a tour guide for Cloud 9 Tours with owner Charles Edwards. Other guides include Jim Leonard and Mike Theiss.[citation needed]
Television
Kourounis entered television work with numerous appearances in weather documentary programs featuring severe weather and natural disasters. Kourounis has been a guest on television programs, including CTV Newsnet, CNN's
Angry Planet
Kourounis co-created and hosts a television series titled
The series features Kourounis traveling to dangerous or remote locations and examining various extreme forces of nature, typically at close range. The series premiered in March 2007 and 39 episodes were produced.[6]
The show has featured Kourounis participating in such adventures as tornado chasing,
Kourounis was nominated for Gemini awards in 2008 and 2009 for his work hosting Angry Planet.[citation needed]
Storm Hunters
Kourounis co-hosted and was the director of photography on three episodes of the television series Storm Hunters which was produced for The Canadian
The East Coast episode was filmed on location in Nova Scotia, including
The Western episode showcased avalanche control crews that work in the mountain ranges of British Columbia, bringing down unstable snow using explosives. The pair also experienced extreme temperatures of -110 degrees Celsius (-166F) inside a specially designed cold sauna. This was lower than the coldest temperature ever recorded anywhere on Earth.[citation needed]
The Arctic episode involved a road trip to north of the Arctic Circle, through the Yukon Territory and along the Dempster Highway in mid-winter to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories where they then took to the ice roads and eventually made it to the northernmost point in Canada that can be driven to. The last section of the ice road was on the frozen Beaufort Sea. The journey ended in the small village of Tuktoyaktuk.
References
- ^ "George Kourounis » Speaker Profile » National Speakers Bureau". Archived from the original on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-05-01. National Speakers - George Kourounis
- ^ "Storm chaser keeps a close 'eye' on storms". Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Angry Planet - Episodes". angryplanet.tv. Retrieved Mar 14, 2019.
- ^ Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty (20 September 2023). "The first person inside the 'Gates of Hell'". Witness History (Podcast). BBC World Service.
- ^ "OLN.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Angry Planet – Worldwide Adventure Travel Television". angryplanet.tv. Retrieved Mar 14, 2019.
- ^ Inc, Pelmorex Weather Networks. "Storm Hunters". The Weather Network. Retrieved Mar 14, 2019.
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