Career
He presents the television series 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.
He documented four major United States. land falling hurricanes in 2005, including the devastating Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.
He has also filmed forest fires and great white sharks. The ceremony was documented for his television series.
Kourounis does stints as a tour guide for Cloud 9 Tours with owner Charles Edwards. Other guides include Jim Leonard and Mike Theiss.
