Rounds of severe storms developed over the northern and southern tiers of the U.S. on Wednesday as a large dome of high ...

From flaming tornadoes to burning couches, scientists are setting stuff on fire to prepare for our changing wildfire risk.

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.

Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don’t always agree on what’s what. Some ...

Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don’t always agree on what’s what.

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. The ...