In addition to spurring flames, fire tornadoes also come with high winds, which can cause damage as well. Any wind can spread embers from a wildfire, which can then cause the fire to spread ...

Fire tornadoes ... ash look like tornadoes but they form differently from regular tornadoes that develop along the base of thunderstorms. Wildfires produce a lot of heat, which causes the air ...

Wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles region. The largest blaze, the Palisades fire, has burned approximately 24,000 acres.

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Above: A fire tornado in California in 2022. As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in ...