Firestorms and flaming tornadoes: how bushfires create their own ferocious weather systems
- Written by Rachel Badlan, Postdoctoral Researcher, Atmospheric Dynamics, UNSW
A firestorm on Mirror Plateaun Yellowstone Park, 1988.Jim Peaco/US National Park Service
As the east coast bushfire crisis unfolds, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Rural Fire Service operational officer Brett Taylor have each warned residents bushfires can create their own weather systems.
This is not just a figure of speech or a...