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Firenado

  • July 31, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

A fire tornado or “firenado” can form when a wildfire makes the air super hot and it rises very quickly, pulling in winds to create a rapidly spinning vortex. Also called a firewhirl, it may appear as a column of fire or as a whirlwind apart from the flames.

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