Heat From France’s Wildfires Creates a ‘Fire Cloud,’ or Pyrocumulonimbus
2 sources·Updated July 27, 2026
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- Wired·1h agoFrance Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires
Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created unprecedented conditions in the atmosphere.
Read at Wired → - NYT World·12h agoHeat From France’s Wildfires Creates a ‘Fire Cloud,’ or Pyrocumulonimbus
A pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.
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