How 'fire-generated thunderstorms' make wildfires more deadly

Severe wildfires can create their own thunderstorms—a phenomenon NASA calls pyrocumulonimbus, or, more colorfully, the 'fire-breathing dragon of clouds.' According to BBC News, these fire-generated thunderstorms make wildfires even more deadly. The ability of fire to generate its own severe weather amplifies the danger of already destructive events.

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