Fire Tornado, also known as fire whirls, fire devils, or even firenados, is seen to be one of the most unusual weather phenomena in nature. It's difficult to find information of fire tornado in materials, and records; nevertheless, it has recently been better known due to series of serious fires. Recently, a fire tornado having occurred in a dried field in Sao Paulo, Brazil and resulting in great disasters inspires in-dept researches among environmental and meteor scientists. Such in-dept researches in fire tornado also helps effectively protect firemen to avoid being burnt. Let's have look at the most impressive images of fire tornado as follows.
Fire tornado in Griffith Park, Los Angeles
On May 8, 2007, the fire tornado occurring in Griffith Park, Los Angeles completely burned more than 817 acres. The whirlwind of fire destroyed the bird sanctuary, Dante's View and Captain's Roost, caused hundreds of people to become homeless.
The flames widely spread to one of the largest playgrounds in Los Angeles, Shane's Inspiration, and the Los Angeles Zoo, and threatened the Griffith Observatory.
Fire tornado in Aracatuba, Brazil
A fire tornado, caused by strong, dry winds appeared in the Brazilian municipality of Aracatuba. The fire tornado with the height of several meters went across fields burning thousands of acres of land.
The phenomenon occurred just after the Brazilian municipality of Aracatuba had suffered from several-week drought
Fire tornado in Mauna Kea, Hawaii
The estimated amount of land destroyed by fire tornado has been refined at 1,387 acres. The fire tornado occurring on August 28, 2010 has caused heavy smoke in the area.
Bradshaw Army Air Field has been closed due to the stuck traffic and some blocked roads in the city center
Fire tornado in Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Fire tornado appeared with hot ash in the area of Rancho Santa Margarita, Califfornia. This image was captured in May, 2002
The temperature in the "core" center up to 1.0930C can completely burn everything on its way and left a great amount of hot ash
Fire tornado burnt down a house
A fire tornado appeared near a chimney on the roof of a burning house in an unidentified location. The fire tornado was about 0.3 to 0.9 meter wide and 15 to 30 meters tall
Whirling eddies of air, intense heat and turbulent wind conditions was the cause for the fire tornado
Fire tornado in Bangor, U.K
The flame rising from the burning peat on a farm was to blame for a fire tornado to appear in Bangor, U.K. in 2008
The mixture of combustible, carbon-rich gases released by burning vegetation on the ground were the direct fuels for the fire tornado
Fire tornado model at the Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany
This sample of fire tornado is displayed at the Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany
The world's largest human-made fire tornado was created by some air-jet ventilators
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