Fire storms. (weather created by large fires)

From: Discover | Date: May 1, 1994| Author: | Copyright information

Fire fighters hate winds. They can make a fire fall to a puff or explode to a roar; they can make ti jink to the left or right, or halt and spinin a circle. Nature's winds are fickle and unpredictable, and they can be a fire fighter's worst enemy. What's more, when conditions are right, fires spawn their own winds as the flames gobble up oxygen, sucking it in from all sides. These winds in turn can create a bizarre natural phenomenon: mi- croweather, born of fire. Odd little weather systems, occuring within the larger system, can give rise to tornadoes filed with fire and ...

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