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When a 'fire hurricane' hit, Maui's warning sirens never sounded (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[-] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago

There's a phenomenon of 'fire tornados' where the fire itself creates a tornado: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-14/fire-inquiry-hears-of-rare-and-extreme-fire-tornado/100457180

[-] xuxebiko@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Thanks.

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