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A pilot was killed after crashing his helicopter while on a water dropping mission, as thousands of homes are evacuated throughout the state.

2020 is putting a terrifying spin on wildfires in California, where locals have captured footage of a towering fire-tornado.

Flames engulfed suburban homes and shot up along canyon ridges in one of the worst of several blazes that broke out Wednesday in Southern California.

Amateur video shot on Monday shows a fire tornado forming during a bushfire near Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia.

"We are entering a new normal. The rate of spread is exponentially more than it used to be," said Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen.

The Soviet Union's Tsar Bomba, or 'King of Bombs,' was 3,800 times more powerful than the first nuke dropped on Hiroshima.

A firenado, or fire whirl, is a real thing, as one woman witnessed earlier this week.

Firenadoes - they're real, and they're spectacular.

British firefighters battling a blaze at a plastics factory on Tuesday came face-to-face with a "firenado" that formed.

Trump decried the 'ridiculous' imports of lumber from Canada while fallen trees in the U.S. are left to rot on the ground, which could then become wildfire accelerant.

Here is a roundup of some of the most notable natural phenomena from the year that stirred up a lot of discussion on social media.

Although the tornado warning has been cancelled, severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect in the area.

The wildfires sweeping across parts of California created a spectacular sight on Wednesday -- a firenado.

About 3,200 people in the town of Idyllwild and nearby communities were ordered to evacuate. An estimated 600 homes were threatened.

Officials were quick to point out that Yosemite wasn’t under imminent danger from the fire.

Between 700 and 1,200 litres of heating oil spilled onto the pavement and into a storm drain during a delivery on Friday afternoon.

Lady Gaga, Martin Sheen and Kim Kardashian West were among the celebrities who joined thousands of others in evacuating from the affluent coastal city that is as well-known as its residents.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, is under fire for pushing several far-right hoaxes on social media in recent years.

The fires, many caused by lightning and sometimes pushed by strong winds, had burned hundreds of thousands of acres.

Scientists say the devastating wildfires scorching Southern California offer a glimpse of a warmer and more fiery future.