The “Ring of Fire” is more of a convenient, colloquial concept to describe the plate boundaries that surround the Pacific Basin, rather than scientific terminology.

Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) heroine Whirl has been declared to take on 4-year-old See The Fire July 31 in the Nassau Stakes (G1) over 1 1/4 miles at Goodwood Racecourse.

Fire spreads more easily after an earthquake damages drywall, said UC San Diego structural engineering professor Tara Hutchinson. “We see separation, we see tearing and crushing,” she said.

Rare firenadoes formed amid Colorado and Utah wildfires. Watch as fiery vortexes whirl, spreading sparks and destroying land in these extreme weather events.

Rare firenadoes formed amid Colorado and Utah wildfires. Watch as fiery vortexes whirl, spreading sparks and destroying land in these extreme weather events.