A huge cannon which shoots balls of fire does not sound the like safest thing to be playing with in your garden. But that is exactly what two keen scientist have made, using off-the-shelf materials.

California wildfires are creating their own weather, including the firenado. With winds strong enough to tear roofs off houses, these whirling menaces can be devastating.

On March 14, 2014, just a few weeks ago, firefighters began a “controlled burn” at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, a wildlife preserve between the city of Denver and the Denver airport. This is done ...

A “firenado” was filmed by firefighters tackling a huge blaze at a plastics factory in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. The towering inferno can be seen reaching up to the sky through billowing black smoke, ...