Cyclonic fire-tornadoes, also known as 'firenados,' are tearing across parts of southern Australia, adding to the apocalyptic scenes playing out amid one of that nation's worst fire seasons on record
Cyclonic fire-tornadoes, also known as"firenados," are tearing across parts of southern Australia, adding to the apocalyptic scenes playing out amid one of that nation's worst fire seasons on record.
The firenados, triggered by explosive pyrocumulonimbus clouds reaching up to 16 kilometers high, are making conditions even more dangerous and unpredictable than usual.One firefighter died when his truck was overturned in a fire tornado earlier this week.Australia's deadly wildfires are showing no signs of stopping. Here's what you need to knowPyrocumulonimbus clouds form when the intense heat from a blaze forces air to rise rapidly as smoke billows in a massive, anvil-shaped tower.
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