Firenados are similar to dust devils, but with fire instead of dust ... This is a "firenado," or fire tornado. It formed out of wildfires in Arganil, Portugal. Firenados are swirling columns ...

One woman can be heard yelling, “oh my God” and “that’s a tornado.” Dust devils “are generally smaller and less intense than a tornado,” according to the National Weather Service.

Tornadoes are one of nature’s most powerful forces ... posing a unique danger compared to other wind phenomena. A firenado or fire devil, outside Ermelo on the Lothair road on August 30, 2023. Photo: ...

These fire-filled whirlwinds are more similar to dust devils than tornadoes, forming as rising air stretches and spins. They’re short-lived and relatively small, but they pose a serious threat ...