In September of 2025, my work is generating the most income it ever has in my career. Yet, I'm being forced to shut down my successul operation, against my will, due to one cause alone: 95% of that revenue is being stolen by piracy and copyright infringement. I've lost more than $1 million to copyright infringement in the last 15 years, and it's finally brought an end to my professional storm chasing operation. Do not be misled by the lies of infringers, anti-copyright activists and organized piracy cartels. This page is a detailed, evidenced account of my battle I had to undertake to just barely stay in business, and eventually could not overcome. It's a problem faced by all of my colleagues and most other creators in the field.
My home cable internet provider upgraded my connection speed this month, with a significant increase in both upload and download speeds. Previously, my home connection was too slow for even small video uploads. Any video uploads to Youtube required the use of my car's 4G cellular connection, which has data transfer limits. Since I now have unlimited high-speed upload capability for the first time ever, I will be adding many new videos to the Youtube channel. The following are some new clips that I assembled and posted this week:
Close-ups of lightning in HD video and stills - This edit brings together all of the footage and stills of lightning that I've shot at the WVAH tower site in West Virginia, with slow-motion replays and still images corresponding to each video.
April 28, 2012 historic hail storm in St. Louis metro - With losses of $1.6 Billion, this storm is the 2nd costliest hail event in US history. St. Louis also holds the title for the worst hail event in history on April 10, 2001.
Stay tuned to the Facebook page and Twitter feed for updates on when new videos are posted.
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Please do not copy/upload this site's content to social media or other web sites. Those copies have been a critical problem, seriously harming this site and my photography/storm chasing operation by diverting traffic, viewers, engagement and income. "Credit" and "exposure" does not benefit this site or my operation, rather those actions threaten my ability to cover my operating expenses. Please read my full explanation for this notice here.
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