Heat From France’s Wildfires Creates a ‘Fire Cloud,’ or Pyrocumulonimbus

The New York Times | July 27, 2026, 7:26 a.m. | Original
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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