First Mission to Fly Through Monstrous ‘Fire Clouds’ About to Take Off
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While France is facing an unprecedented fire season, the behaviour of fire is also unprecedented for rescue, including the formation of the very first pyrocumulonimbus, or "firestorm",...
The fire affecting the Gironde is one of the most devastating ever recorded in the country. According to the French authorities: more than 42 thousand hectares of forest have been smoked; more than 220 thousand people have been evacuated
First mission to fly through monstrous ‘fire clouds’ about to take off
Nature, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02351-5The towering formations appearing over severe wildfires in France and Oregon loft smoke so high they have global consequences.
The ominous ‘fire clouds’ or ‘pyrocumulonimbus’ seen in France for the first time
From France 24: Firefighters battling devastating fires in France have had to contend with a new threat: immense fire clouds that create their own wind and even lightning that can spark fresh blazes. Known as “fire clouds” or pyrocumulonimbus clouds, these ominous-looking thunderstorms are created by extreme wildfires and can exacerbate already extremely dangerous conditions. This phenomenon, which is new to France, is yet another consequence of…
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Noticias de NavarraThe flames continue to ravage the French region of Gironda. The authorities attribute part of the extreme virulence and unpredictable behavior of the megafire to the appearance of the so-called 'firestorms', an exceptional phenomenon in France by which the fire itself generates a gigantic cloud capable of creating winds, throwing embers miles away and even originating new foci.
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