It may not be what you'd expect to see in the middle of an Arctic blast: a "snownado." Tom Gifford spotted one along the ...

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

When a wildfire intensely heats air close to the ground, it can rise rapidly and start to spin into a narrow vortex. As more ...

But Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA, told USA TODAY that it instead appears to be an example of a fire whirl, which is “more akin to a dust devil than a tornado” and is less severe.

Not quite a tornado, a dust devil is a strong, well-formed, relatively short-lived whirlwind. And the Dust Devils' mascot has lots more personality than a lot of tornado logos out there — it ...

Snownadoes aren’t as powerful as tornadoes, but you’ll want to avoid one of these ultra-rare formations if you ever happen to ...

Wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles region. The largest blaze, the Palisades fire, has burned approximately 24,000 acres.

and one of its most fascinating areas of research involves the mysterious phenomenon known as "dust devils." These swirling, tornado-like formations, common on Mars, have long intrigued scientists ...

A tornado forms downwards from a cloud base when warm, moist air collides with colder air. A "firenado" actually has more in common with a whirlwind or dust devil, as they form from the ground ...

The blaze looks similar to a twister. But Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA, told USA TODAY that it instead appears to be an example of a fire whirl, which is “more akin to a dust devil than a ...