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Was that a fire tornado swirling amid the flames in Pacific Palisades?
The blaze looks similar to a twister. But 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 ...
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Watch: 'Incredibly Rare' Fire Whirl Forms Over Canadian Lake
British Columbia’s fire service has released footage of a “fire whirl” spinning over a lake during an out-of-control wildfire. Strong winds, high fire intensity and air mass instability led ...
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University Scientists Explore Fire Whirls
With a screen speed of four rotations per second, Ying has produced winds up to seven miles per hour near the whirl. While the rotating screen sucks air outwards, the rising heat of the fire pulls ...
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Palisades blaze turns into 'fire tornado' in LA as flames expand east amid new evacuation orders
They're also also known as a fire whirl or fire devil. Emotional Prince Harry and Meghan Markle comfort LA wildfire victims as they offer to help community Terrifying Ring camera footage captures ...
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Fire whirl caught on video in the Mojave Desert
The York fire started on 28 July in California and has now expanded towards Nevada. The Mojave National Preserve reports that less than 30% of the fire has been contained. The Senator took digs at ...