Above: A fire tornado in California in 2022. As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which ...

Fire tornadoes may seem appropriately apocalyptic, given a year full of terrifying events. The fire tornado, or “extreme fire activity,” brought on by the Loyalton Fire in Northern California ...

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 ...

A funnel in the Loyalton Fire in California on Saturday. Fire tornadoes spawn in a combination of extreme heat from fire, turbulent winds and uneven terrain, a meteorologist said.

An apparent fire tornado has become the latest obstacle for first responders as fires rage throughout California, burning thousands of acres of land.

Cameras captured a rotating smoke plume that appeared to potentially be a fire tornado Thursday on the Park Fire in Butte County, California.

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 ...

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.