Wildfires can release more energy than an atomic bomb. No wonder they look apocalyptic
This condensation produces more heat, leading to even more powerful convection, and the end result is known as a pyrocumulus ...
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Massive national park wildfire creates its own weather: 'Almost beyond comprehension'
The blaze produced a "pyrocumulonimbus cloud," a gigantic thunderstorm effect that can form when wildfires get so intense ...
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California fires: What happens when fire clouds form above wildfires?
With certain ground and atmospheric conditions, wildfires can rip through a large area with so much energy that they generate a pyrocumulonimbus, or "fire storm cloud". Nasa calls pyrocumulonimbus ...
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Australia fires: How extreme 'firestorms' make their own weather
But experts warned that events looked set to trigger the most dangerous type of bushfire - pyrocumulonimbus, often referred to as a firestorm. These are giant, fast-moving blazes so powerful they ...