A fire whirl at Great Dismal Swamp Refuge during the 2011 Lateral West Wildfire

An ignited tornado known as a fire whirl twists between the burnt tree trunks in a fallen forest

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Greg Sanders/USFWS

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A fire whirl — a twister of flame and ash — spins at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia during the 2011 Lateral West Wildfire

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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Wetland

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Disasters

Fires

Wildlife refuges

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