Newly released footage of the Tennant fire in California, filmed on 29 June, shows a fire tornado near the Klamath national forest. Large wildfires can heat air so much that huge clouds develop. In strong winds, these can rotate and sometimes produce a tornado, or fire whirl. California’s wildfire season is already more extreme than in 2020. Officials say the length of the fire season has increased by 75 days across the Sierras, in keeping with a rise in the extent of forest fires statewide
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