A huge dust devil tornado tore through a pitch interrupting a football match in Myanmar. Footage shows the 100ft tall (30m) whirlwind whipping dirt on a field during Kaw Ka Swe Football Club's local ...

Fire devils or "firenados" are not really tornadoes at all. A tornado forms downwards from ... actually has more in common with a whirlwind or dust devil, as they form from the ground upwards.

Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA, told USA TODAY that it instead appears to be an example of a fire whirl, which is “more akin to a dust devil than a tornado” and is less severe.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern ...

Now, another threat is facing the area: fire tornadoes ... related to other swirling atmospheric phenomena such as dust devils, water spouts, and tornadoes.” While the Library of Congress ...

A fire tornado devastated Williamsonville ... A similar phenomenon to fire tornadoes, but not nearly as intense, are dust devils. These can be seen in open areas, particularly in places like ...

A spokesman from the bureau told The Advertiser the unusual weather phenomenon captured in the video was a dust devil or willy-willy. “Dust devils occur when a whirlpool of air becomes visible ...

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.