Researchers have run the first large-scale field test of deliberately generated fire whirls over crude oil floating on water, ...
"Our goal is to harness the chaotic nature of fire whirls as a powerful, precise restoration tool, to protect coastlines, marine ecosystems and the environment as a whole." The post Scientists Suggest ...
Oil spills in oceans can spell disaster for ecosystems, but options for mitigating them are limited and can come with their own environmental challenges. A new "fire tornado" from Texas A&M University ...
In the frantic hours following an offshore oil spill, emergency responders face a destructive decision: let the oil spread or ...
As wildfires quickly spread in windy conditions on Feb. 17, the dangerous weather led to unique phenomena, like fire whirls ...
FILE - This July 26, 2018 file image taken from video released by Cal Fire shows a fire tornado over Lake Keswick Estates near Redding, Calif. A new study says a rare fire tornado that raged during ...
REDDING, Calif. (KGO) -- Two fire phenomenon are captured in two different videos: a fire whirl and a firenado. Fire whirls are rare, but can happen during a powerful fire like the Carr Fire, which ...
Fire whirls represent a captivating yet complex combustion phenomenon in which a delicate interplay between buoyancy and ambient flow circulation generates self-sustained vortex flames. These dynamic ...