Following is the text of the video. This is a "firenado," or fire tornado. It formed out of wildfires in Arganil, Portugal. Firenados are swirling columns of fire, but they aren't really tornados.

A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire ...

could be heard explaining the phenomenon in real time over the clip, likening the fire tornado to the dust swirls that can be seen on a baseball field. “When you have air rising — you know ...

Fire tornadoes were spotted as the Palisades fire blazed through the San Fernando Valley in California on 10 January 2025. Winds peaked at over 70mph (112km/h) in a few spots on Friday however the ...

Now, another threat is facing the area: fire tornadoes. Footage captured by KCAL/KCBS shows one of these “firenados” in real time, CNN reported. It was part of the Palisades Fire that ...

"Fire tornadoes in California," says a January 11, 2025 post on X from "Sprinter Observer," an anonymous account that has repeatedly spread disinformation under various aliases.

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. The National ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

In less than a year, a powerful tornado tore through their home, a BioLab plant explosion forced them into lockdown and a devastating fire left much of their house in ruins.

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.