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.

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 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 ...

Fire tornadoes were spotted as the Palisades fire ... A "firenado" actually has more in common with a whirlwind or dust devil, as they form from the ground upwards. When a wildfire intensely ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

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 ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. The National ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.