Fire Whirl facts
While investigating facts about Fire Whirlwind and Fire Whirl Japan, I found out little known, but curios details like:
When the allies bombed Hamburg in July 1943, the unusually warm and dry weather conditions created "a vortex and whirling updraft of super-heated air which created a 1,500-foot-high tornado of fire, a totally unexpected effect."
how fire whirls occur?
The first documented fire tornado occurred in Canberra, Australia in 2003. As opposed to a fire whirl (fire sucked up into the air), a fire tornado is a literal tornado made of fire.
What is a fire whirlwind?
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across answering what causes a fire whirl. Here are 9 of the best facts about Fire Whirl Tornado and Fire Whirl Australia I managed to collect.
what is a fire whirl?
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The Peshtigo Fire a forest fire so hot it spawned fire tornadoes (fire whirls), and people that jumped in wells to escape the blaze were boiled alive.
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A fire whirl (fire tornado) killed 38,000 people in 15 minutes after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
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Though fire whirls are common, the first documented real fire-tornado hit Australia's capital in 2003.
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Forest fires can develop their own wind and weather patterns, feeding back into how the fire spreads. Violent wildfires can generate tornadoes like fire whirls which have been known to hurl flaming logs and burning debris over considerable distances.
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A Fire Whirl is a tornado that is induced by a fire and can reach up to 2000°
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The largest fire whirl ever reported occurred in Japan in 1923. It was 650 ft high, nearly 1,000 ft across, and incinerated 40,000 in only 15 minutes
