Articles for tag: Atmospheric Science, Extreme Weather, Fire Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, wildfire phenomena

What Causes Fire Tornadoes - Nature's Rarest Storms

What Causes Fire Tornadoes – Nature’s Rarest Storms

Gargi Chakravorty

Picture this: You’re watching the evening news when footage appears of what looks like a tornado, but it’s glowing red and orange with flames spiraling hundreds of feet into the sky. It seems impossible, something from a disaster movie. Yet true fire tornadoes are rare and are always associated with extreme fire behavior. These spinning ...