“You just have so much intense heat on the ground — it sucks up all the moisture.” The rare fire tornado, posted to social media this week, happens when wildfires are so intense they generate their own weather. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen reports on civic issues for The Tyee. Published Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/25/Fire-Tornado-Real-Dangerous/

A Fire Tornado Yes, They’re Real — and Dangerous

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