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The Santa Barbara Film Festival announced its lineup and partnership with Direct Relief to help raise funds for L.A. wildfire ...

LOS ANGELES – Fire tornadoes are a rare and frightening phenomenon that can be produced by wildfires. These fiery whirlwinds of flames form when gusty winds interact with intense heat columns rising ...

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.

LOS ANGELES – Fire tornadoes are a rare and frightening phenomenon that can be produced by wildfires. These fiery whirlwinds of flames form when gusty winds interact with intense heat columns ...

A Jan. 9 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be two tornadoes moving through a burning rural landscape. “Did you know that Cali gets fire tornadoes?!” the post reads.

There's also a deadly phenomenon known as a fire tornado. Numerous wildfires ignited in California after Santa Ana winds exacerbated favorable fire conditions last week. As of Wednesday ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A researcher describes the destructive power of the fires in Los Angeles, particularly the formation of fire ...