A vision of hell: ‘firenado’ vortex caught on camera as Utah wildfire | US | News

A short Firenado for the hurricane of the fire is a rare and dangerous phenomenon that occurs when a forest fire causes intense heat from a forest fire to enter the rising air into a vortex and to be absorbed in flames, ash and debris.

Unlike traditional hurricanes consisting of severe storm and atmospheric instability, Firenados are caused by extreme heat and turbulent wind conditions on the ground.

They can reach temperatures up to 1,000 ° C and produce winds exceeding 100 miles / hour.

The term “Firenado” attracted a widespread interest during the 2003 forest fire in Australia, but such events have been documented for more than a century.

One of the most famous ones occurred in the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake in Japan, where a fire storm killed more than 38,000 people in Tokyo.

Firenados are typically short -lived but extremely destructive, significant challenges arise for firefighters. The latest events in the US, Australia and Canada emphasized their increasing frequency, which is probably due to climate change, which is increasingly connected to the seasons of forest fire.

Firefighters, the fire continues to leave the high alarm continues, and the authorities confirmed that it is still 0% storage as of Sunday night.

The crew is fighting against powerful Gusts, which nurtures dry conditions and flames and complicates its efforts to control hell.