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Death toll from Hawaii wildfires increases to 53 and more than 1,000 structures have burned (www.scmp.com)
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[–] Anon819450514@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We're so close to seeing a fire tornado go from fiction to reality.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They've happened before, most commonly during the firestorms caused by bombing in ww2

[–] Anon819450514@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, natural ones. Not man-made ones 😂

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Again, those happen commonly in wildfires. Firefighters have to regularly watch for them. It's not some mythical event.

[–] camr_on@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)