George Kourounis is Canada's most active storm chaser and a renowned global adventurer. Born in Hull, Quebec and based in Toronto, his efforts to film nature's worst weather conditions have taken him all over North America and beyond, into places most normal people are fleeing from. Whether it's a tornado outbreak in Kansas, a monster hurricane in the Carolinas or forest fires in British Columbia, or even an erupting volcano, he's usually in the middle of the action with his camera rolling. His efforts have been seen around the world on the Discovery Channel, National Geographic Explorer, BBC-TV, CNN as well as many other news outlets.

He started chasing tornadoes and other storms over 11 years ago and has continued to expand his explorations to include all types of extreme natural phenomenon.

In January 2005, George brought his camera to the remote Danakil Depression in the harsh Ethiopian desert and was lowered 60 feet 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.

This event made him the first person to have ever filmed from the inside of 3 of world's most fearsome forces - Inside a tornado, the eye of a hurricane and inside an active volcano. 2005 turned out to be his busiest hurricane season yet. He was able to intercept all 4 of the major U.S. land falling hurricanes, including devastating hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi. While he filmed the storm, the city around him disintegrated in the incredible winds and storm surge.

When asked about his scariest experience: "Getting caught in a tornado was truly frightening. It was nighttime and we were on the outskirts of Oklahoma City when the 2X4's and pieces of aluminum siding started flying towards my vehicle. The only thing I could do was to floor it and take shelter behind a mall. The debris in the air was incredible. It was like driving through a swarm of bees. After it had passed, I was able to make out the cone shape in the darkness illuminated by blue-green explosions where it was destroying power lines."

The question he is most often asked is simply: Why?

"There is very little of this Earth left to explore. The North and South Poles have been reached. Even Mount Everest is the scene of regular traffic jams on the side of the mountain during climbing season. I like to think of myself as an explorer that goes to new places in this world when they are under extraordinary circumstances. When the harshest storms are lashing the area or when the mountain is spewing molten rock. These are the new frontiers of exploration in the 21st century."

He is also the host and co-creator of a brand new television series on the Outdoor Life Network that focuses on his experiences with extreme weather and other natural phenomenon. The show "Angry Planet" is currently airing.

His travels have taken him to such far-flung places as:

The jungles of Rwanda to witness rare mountain gorillas . Into a cage surrounded by Great White sharks off the coast of Mexico. Flying in a helicopter over huge forest fires in Northern Ontario. Deep into the smoking crater of an active volcano in the most remote corner of Ethiopia.

Recently, his adventures took him to the remote island nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific where he got married on the crater's edge of the exploding Yasur volcano.

For more information, pictures and video visit George Kourounis' web site.