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How 'fire-generated thunderstorms' make wildfires more deadly
Certain types of severe wildfire can create pyrocumulonimbus - something that Nasa calls the "fire-breathing dragon of clouds".
Pyrocumulonimbus clouds, which scientists refer to as "fire-generated thunderstorms," are forming in the skies over France. These phenomena are contributing to the severity of wildfires, prompting
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