Fire Elemental summoned in Australia - Firenado
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Beleriphon
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They'repretty scary, but normal phenomenon in any place that gets high cross winds and bush fires.
There was a really, really bad series of them during an earthquake in Japan in 1923. Yokohama was basically destroyed, and then 60% of Tokyo burned to the ground.
The Japanese term for them is "fire dragon". As a bonus the temperature near them reaches 2500 degrees Celsius. The Great Kanto Earthquake's fire whirl killed 38,000 people in around 15 minutes. Its not just Australia, and that one is tiny in comparison to how big they can get.
That being said Australia had a flash over of around 120 hectares (300 acres) that burst into flames in less than 0.04 of a second. So, yes Australia really is trying to kill you.
Video and description in the link.
esa.act.gov.au
There was a really, really bad series of them during an earthquake in Japan in 1923. Yokohama was basically destroyed, and then 60% of Tokyo burned to the ground.
The Japanese term for them is "fire dragon". As a bonus the temperature near them reaches 2500 degrees Celsius. The Great Kanto Earthquake's fire whirl killed 38,000 people in around 15 minutes. Its not just Australia, and that one is tiny in comparison to how big they can get.
That being said Australia had a flash over of around 120 hectares (300 acres) that burst into flames in less than 0.04 of a second. So, yes Australia really is trying to kill you.
Video and description in the link.
Fire tornado video | ACT Emergency Services Agency
This video, featured on the Catalyst TV show broadcast on ABC TV on 6 June 2013, was taken by Kambah resident Tom Bates. It contains some spectacular things, recorded on video for the first and only time.
Nebulous
Legend
Had to look that up, I never heard of it.
The Great Japan Earthquake of 1923
The powerful quake and ensuing tsunami that struck Yokohama and Tokyo traumatized a nation and unleashed historic consequences
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Beleriphon
Totally Awesome Pirate Brain
Had to look that up, I never heard of it.
The Great Japan Earthquake of 1923
The powerful quake and ensuing tsunami that struck Yokohama and Tokyo traumatized a nation and unleashed historic consequences
The worst thing is that if the earthquake had happened and hour before or after it did , it was basically noon so right around when everybody was prepping food over an open flame, then the fires wouldn't have been so bad. The earth quake more less knocked over every single fire based cooking appliance in Tokyo at the time.
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