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.

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

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

While a fire tornado is not a true tornado, it does have the look of a tornado. Here's how that happens: a wildfire drastically warms the air above it. This fired-warmed air rises.

By contrast, fire whirls commonly appear during wildfires, and they are not technically tornadoes. These ephemeral events last only a few minutes, spin weakly, and reach no more than 150 feet tall.

In a pre-recorded message to CinemaCon from his post-production facility in New Zealand, James Cameron introduced Zoe Saldaña to present the first-ever footage from Avatar: Fire and Ash, in ...

Guatemala began evacuating some residents from the slopes the Volcano of Fire Thursday after a new eruption spewed hot gas and ash high into the sky. Juan Laureano, spokesperson for the National ...

Guatemala are evacuating some residents from the slopes the Volcano of Fire after a new eruption spewed gas and ash high into the sky. Juan Laureano, spokesperson for the National Disaster ...