Wired·3 min read·medium
France Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires
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Brian Kahn
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France has recorded its first-ever pyrocumulonimbus cloud, a rare weather phenomenon generated by the intense heat of wildfires. Experts link the emergence of these fire-driven clouds to the increasing severity of wildfires caused by climate change.
Firefighters in France are confronting a phenomenon never seen in the region before: fire clouds. It’s a sign of the intensity of the blazes burning—and how climate change is upping the odds that they appear.
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