The Science of Fire Tornadoes – And Why They’re Appearing More Often in the West
The Carr Fire in northern California was already devastating enough when something unthinkable happened. On July 26, 2018, winds within a fire tornado reached 143 miles per hour, equivalent to an EF3 tornado, carving a path of destruction unlike anything firefighters had witnessed before. This wasn’t just wildfire anymore – nature had weaponized flame itself ...
