This fire whirl was seen over Gun Lake in British Columbia ... More than 13 million Americans were under tornado watch on Wednesday evening, as destructive storms struck across the Midwest ...

The York fire started on 28 July in California and ... More than 13 million Americans were under tornado watch on Wednesday evening, as destructive storms struck across the Midwest and South.

Fire whirls or fire tornadoes form when intense heat ... High-altitude lightning phenomena like sprites, elves, and blue jets light up the atmosphere with their unique forms.

Last March residents of the Los Angeles foothills were forced to take to their roof-tops with garden hoses to fight walls of fire which razed 10,000 acres. A fire storm in Dorchester last May ...