"Fire Tornadoes" And Pyrocumulus Clouds Cause Northern California Wildfire To Spread Erratically

Meera Dolasia
Tue, 31 Jul 2018 12:47:06 -0700

Though wildfires are a common occurrence during California’s hot, dry summers, the state’s biggest fires don’t usually strike until August. However, this year, the season started early, in February, with the Pleasant Fire that took about six weeks to contain and scorched over 2,000 acres. Since then, there have been over 20 blazes across the state. However, none have been as terrifying as the Carr Fire that is currently wreaking havoc in Northern California’s Shasta County.