Ever since the Wright Brothers invented the airplane, mankind has seized on flight as one of the most important modes of ...

Firenados form because of conditions on the ground ... This is a "firenado," or fire tornado. It formed out of wildfires in Arganil, Portugal. Firenados are swirling columns of fire, but they ...

Fire tornadoes (or firenadoes) form due to two key factors. One factor is the combustion process that creates fire and releases large amounts heat. This heat release creates an updraft.

Subatomic particles called muons could measure pressure changes in supercell thunderstorms and the twisters they kick up.

This rotation helps to produce severe weather events such as large hail, strong downbursts and tornadoes. Supercells usually form isolated from other thunderstorms because it allows the storm more ...

These swirling columns of fire and ash look like tornadoes but they form differently from regular tornadoes that develop along the base of thunderstorms. Wildfires produce a lot of heat ...

Tornadoes can be violent, destructive, and difficult to predict, making them one of the most feared forms of extreme weather. An official from the National Weather Service needs your help to find ...

Fire tornadoes do not form in the same way that actual tornadoes do. An actual tornado comes from a thunderstorm. A fire tornado forms when the air is dry and thunderstorm-free. While a fire ...

FOX 11 Los Angeles/YouTube A "fire tornado" was spotted among the flames ... which the Library of Congress says are "rare," form when strong winds mix with fire, ash and smoke.

Athens was under a severe thunderstorm warning Dec. 28 when a brief tornado struck downtown, causing heavy damage.

Video footage from Friday shows a rotating inferno surrounded by smoke in the Pacific Palisades fire that has devastated the LA area.