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An Australian pyro-tornadogenesis event

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  • Richard McRae
  • Jason Sharples
  • Stephen Wilkes
  • Alan Walker

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On 18 January 2003, fires had a devastating impact on Australia’s capital, Canberra. A series of reviews and scientific studies have examined the events of that day and indicate that the worst impacts were due to a series of violent pyro-convective events and resultant pyro-cumulonmibi. These coupled fire–atmosphere events are much more energetic than normal fires. In one instance, an intense pyro-convective cell developed a tornado. We demonstrate that this was indeed a tornado, the first confirmed pyro-tornadogenesis in Australia, and not a fire whirl. Here, we discuss aspects of the formation, evolution and decay of the tornado, which was estimated to have been of at least F2 intensity, highlighting a process that can significantly increase the damage of a wildfire event. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

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  • Richard McRae & Jason Sharples & Stephen Wilkes & Alan Walker, 2013. "An Australian pyro-tornadogenesis event," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 65(3), pages 1801-1811, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:65:y:2013:i:3:p:1801-1811
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0443-7
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