Wild Weather

Fire Whirlwind

Clip | 2m 28s

Doctor Kazunori Kuwana from Yamagata University, Japan has spent the last 10 years trying to capture the rare moment that can turn a bushfire into a formidable fire whirlwind. In Wild Weather he fulfills a lifelong ambition by starting a 10-meter high fire whirl of his own.

Aired: 04/25/17 | Rating: TV-G

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