Wildfires: The ominous 'fire clouds' or 'pyrocumulonimbus' seen in France for the first time

Extreme wildfires burning in southwest France have produced a phenomenon that's never been observed in the country before: pyrocumulonimbus clouds, or fire clouds—towering atmospheric formations created by the intense heat of massive blazes. France 24 reports firefighters are now confronting these ominous clouds for the first time as they battle to contain the fires. According to climate researcher Jean-Baptiste Filippi, this emergence represents yet another consequence of human-related climate change.

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