A whirling vortex of smoke seen on camera as the "Park Fire" in California exploded Thursday looked just like a tornado, but scientists are investigating whether it was a rare fire tornado or just ...

The fire whirl was fuelled by intense heat and high winds surrounding a blaze in California. A burning car pushed into a gully sparked the state’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said.

Following is the text of the video. This is a "firenado," or fire tornado. It formed out of wildfires in Arganil, Portugal. Firenados are swirling columns of fire, but they aren't really tornados.

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This fire whirl was seen over Gun Lake in British Columbia. Fire whirls are created when there is a combination of high fire intensity, strong winds and air mass instability. Fire whirls are also ...

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Watch the mesmerizing rainbow fire tornado. Most-watched Netflix series racks up 8.6 million views in just 4 days 18 Best ...

A brush fire in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park burned ... whether it be hurricane or tornado or wildfire or blizzard. It’s getting harder and harder.” Earthquakes, most of which are the result ...