Fire-ravaged LA County hit with mudslides, flooding as heavy rain drenches region
Parts of Los Angeles County are experiencing mudslides and flooding following a major rain storm — just a month after deadly fires ravaged the region. The National Weather Service issued an alert ...
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How wildfires can create fire tornadoes
NORFOLK, Va. — Fire tornadoes, also known as fire whirls, fire devils, or firenadoes, are a rare and dangerous weather phenomenon that can occur during intense wildfires. These swirling columns ...
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Couple continues mission to help despite fire, tornado, explosion
In less than a year, a powerful tornado tore through their home, a BioLab plant explosion forced them into lockdown and a devastating fire left much of their house in ruins.
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Evacuations issued in Southern California as heavy rain brings threat of debris flows in areas scarred by wildfires
Southern Californians evacuated their homes for the second time this year, but this time, it’s for heavy rain and debris ...
California braces for heavy rains as massive pileup in winter storm closes an Oregon interstate
Snow and ice in whiteout conditions contributed to a pileup of more than 100 cars on a major highway connecting Oregon and ...
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Fire tornadoes are a new risk in California
They can also leave a path of destruction like any other tornado and a swirl of lighting, ash smoke and flame. Citing James Urban, an assistant professor in the Department of Fire Protection ...
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Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A Mass. fire lab shows how they work
Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists ... clouds that in turn can produce lightning or a vortex of ash, smoke and flames, said Leila Carvalho, professor of ...
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Fire tornadoes a risk under California’s extreme wildfire conditions
Above: A fire tornado in California in 2022 ... can produce clouds that in turn can produce lightning or a vortex of ash, smoke and flames, said Leila Carvalho, professor of meteorology and ...
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Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A pyrotechnics lab shows how they work
A look at fire tornadoes: What is a fire tornado ... can produce clouds that in turn can produce lightning or a vortex of ash, smoke and flames, said Leila Carvalho, professor of meteorology ...