Worst of Australia's blazes 'still ahead' Latest ... They were also seen during fires in Canberra in 2003, when a fire tornado was recorded. "There's been a crazy increase in the frequency of ...

Scientists used satellite imagery to confirm that a previously undiscovered tornado tore through the Australian outback in ...

This can spark lightning as well as fire tornadoes. The latter phenomenon was documented for the first time in 2003 in Canberra, Australia, where winds reached 160 mph. The Park Fire began in ...

Other fire tornadoes have occurred in Australia and California. Since 1986, The Independent has campaigned for what we believe in, not what we are told to believe, with integrity, inclusion ...

WELLINGTON – Tornadoes continued to plague New Zealand, with one hitting north of the country’s capital city of Wellington early on Tuesday, lifting roofs off houses and leaving one person ...