Some 120,000 acres, the equivalent of the size of San Francisco, burned in the 24 hours just before the fire tornado. The ...

Extreme heat and dry conditions are yielding rare fire behavior — including what some are calling a "fire tornado" — as the ...

Smoke billowed in what appeared to be a fire tornado Thursday evening in the Park Fire, according to footage from UC San Diego’s AlertCalifornia live camera feed. Cal Fire and the National Weather ...

Massive smoke plumes from three wildfires raging simultaneously across four Southern California counties can be seen ...

Urban spillover is becoming a greater threat as wildfires grow.

Highway 166 flooded near Wasioja Road outside of Santa Maria during a freak thunderstorm on Thursday afternoon, according to ...

A whirling vortex of smoke seen on camera as the "Park Fire" in California exploded Thursday looked just like a tornado, but scientists are investigating whether it was a rare fire tornado or just a ...

“It looked like this insane tornado fire thing ... mean a delayed start to the rainy season for Southern California, with higher fire risk persisting into November or even December.

Mapping the global heatwave Why wildfires are breaking out in the 'wrong' countries "We are seeing fire whirls - literally what can be described as a tornado," California department of forestry ...

The 23,000-acre fire, known as the Airport fire, was one of three major wildfires in Southern California that erupted during ...

Under a new state program, property insurers must provide discounts for home wildfire mitigation. But some discounts are ...

Interest in extreme tourism has increased in recent years, with travelers seeking not only amazing sights, but thrills. NBC ...