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McGill expert: Tornadoes
Fascinated by tornado at age of two, Dr. Eyad Atallah became an atmospheric scientist
McGill expert: Dr. Eyad Atallah, Lecturer, Dept. of Atmospheric Science
- Watched his first tornado from his window at age 2 in Gary, Indiana
- Storm chaser since 1996 – though refuses to go close to dangerous ones
- Followed his interest into graduate studies – now lecturer at McGill
- Can talk about tornado dynamics, formation, climatology
- Goal is to be able to predict where they will occur
- Can talk about safest behaviour in the face of a tornado
To contact researcher directly eyad.atallah [at] gmail.com