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Recently called "America's Top Storm Chaser" by MSNBC, Warren Faidley specializes in the coverage of severe weather and natural disasters. Over the past 18 years, Warren has written about, photographed, filmed and survived some of earth's most extreme weather. You have likely seen Warren on cable news programs like Fox News reporting on recent storms including Hurricane Katrina.

Warren is one of the few individuals who has survived both an F-5 tornado and a category 5 hurricane and lived to tell the story.

His amazing rags to riches career began at age 12 after we was swept away by a flash flood. After recovering from the near drowning -- he moved on to riding his bicycle into the heart of dust devils. His very first tornado chase in 1987 landed him in a small west Texas town that had been swept away by a violent tornado. His professional career was launched after he took an amazing photograph of lightning hitting a light pole in an oil and gasoline tank farm. The shot nearly cost him his life. The image was published in Life Magazine -- billing him as a "Storm Chaser" and the rest is history.

Warren's "hands-on" experience with a vast assortment of hazardous weather and natural disasters has made him one of the world's most respected experts on severe weather interception, safety and survival. He was the first accredited journalist, photographer and cinematographer to pursue all forms of severe weather as a full-time, professional occupation.

Warren was an initial motion picture consultant for Twister. He has been featured on numerous television specials including National Geocraphic, The O'Reilly Factor and The Discovery/Weather Channels. His images and footage have been used by clients including Paul McCartney, NASA, The New York Times, MTV, Sheryl Crow, Life Magazine, NASCAR and USA Today. It is estimated that Warren's adventures and images reach over 20 million people worldwide every year in print, Internet, radio and on television.

Warren has worked as a severe weather expert, corporate spokesperson and consultant for news and corporate clients like CNN, DuPont, Johnson & Johnson, Fox News, and Warner Bros. Warren is a graduate of the University of Arizona and Pima Community College.

Warren is the CEO of Storm Risk™ Consulting Services and Weatherstock™ Inc., a news and footage agency. He is the chairman of the Storm Angel™ Foundation, an organization devoted to educating and assisting children who are victims of severe weather.

Warren is an advocate for extreme weather and disaster education. He has received numerous awards for his photography, journalism, educational and public service contributions, including certificates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and a William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Award.

He has written two books and collaborated on over 20 literary projects. His 1996 book Storm Chaser was a best-selling nature and science book. Warren's photographs and footage are frequently used for educational and safety projects, including those of the National Weather Service, FEMA and the American Red Cross.

Warren is a pilot, an EMT-B and a certified Arizona State Land wildland firefighter.