Extreme fire: Scientists trigger rare ‘fire devil’ near Twizel in world-first experiment
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They’re nicknamed fire devils – and they’re one of the most dangerous and dramatic features of an extreme fire threat rising each year under climate change. In a world-first, an international team of scientists just managed to create some amid a burning pile of forestry slash in Canterbury – yielding invaluable new data that could … [Read more…]