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the terrifying science behind whirling ‘fire vortex’ in shasta’s carr fire inferno
A car passes through flames on Highway 299 as the Carr Fire burns through Shasta, Calif., Thursday, July 26, 2018. Fueled by high temperatures, wind and low humidity, the blaze destroyed multiple homes and at least one historic building. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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The terrifying science behind whirling ‘fire vortex’ in Shasta’s Carr Fire inferno

“It rises, stretches and spins, like a ballerina.” UCLA’s Daniel Swain described the movement and evolution of the Carr fire into a fire vortex – a scary phenomenon affecting Redding, CA that is making the fire more difficult to contain.