Wildfires and tornadoes have a tangled relationship. Ontario researchers work to learn why
As another wildfire season gets underway in Canada, researchers with the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University in London, Ont., are noticing a curious relationship between wildfires and tornadoes.
![Wildfires and tornadoes have a tangled relationship. Ontario researchers work to learn why](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6843346.1684094073!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/stoddart-creek-fire.jpg)
![The Stoddart Creek fire, burning northwest of Fort St. John, is pictured on May 13. The fire, which was discovered at 3 p.m. on Saturday, led to hundreds of homes being placed on evacuation order. Smoke arises from a forest, creating a large smoke cloud.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6843346.1684094073!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/stoddart-creek-fire.jpg)
As another wildfire season gets underway in Canada, researchers with the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University in London, Ont., are noticing a curious relationship between wildfires and tornadoes.