Coeur d'Alene Press15 天
Fire tornadoes being generated from wildfires
Back in 2003, there was a fire tornado that was generated from a major blaze in Canberra. The fire whirl had wind speeds of over 160 miles per hour and was classified as an EF3 on the Enhanced ...
WBUR19 天
Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A Mass. fire lab shows how they work
As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.
Fox2Now St. Louis19 天
California wildfires producing dangerous fire tornadoes
LOS ANGELES – Fire tornadoes are a rare and frightening phenomenon that can be produced by wildfires. These fiery whirlwinds of flames form when gusty winds interact with intense heat columns ...
USA Today19 天
These 'fire tornadoes' are from 2024 Wyoming blaze, not LA fires | Fact check
A Jan. 9 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be two tornadoes moving through a burning rural landscape. “Did you know that Cali gets fire tornadoes?!” the post reads.
Associated Press19 天
Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A fire lab shows how they work
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A researcher describes the destructive power of the fires in Los Angeles, particularly the formation of fire ...
WTOP News19 天
Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A fire lab shows how they work
Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don’t always agree on what’s what.