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 than a tornado” and is less severe.

Firenados are similar to dust devils, but with fire instead of ... This is a "firenado," or fire tornado. It formed out of wildfires in Arganil, Portugal. Firenados are swirling columns of fire ...

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 than a ...

A tornado touched down in El Campo, Texas, damaging structures and whipping up dust on December 26. Footage filmed by Spencer White shows the funnel spinning near Sam Bishkin Road on Thursday ...

likening the fire tornado to the dust swirls that can be seen on a baseball field. “When you have air rising — you know, quicker [in] a certain spot and not so much surrounding it — you get ...

A FOOTBALL match had to be halted following a dust tornado. A game was taking place at Bogado Island in Luque, Paraguay but it was brought to a sudden stop. A massive dust tornado swept across the ...