What is a ‘fire cloud’?

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What is a 'fire cloud'?

France and Spain have been battling unprecedented wildfires over the past week, forcing about 325,000 people to evacuate.
The fires are some of the most extreme Europe has suffered. Such is their intensity – fires in France have been described as atomic in their power – that they have created their own weather systems known as pyrocumulonimbus – or fire cloud.
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Date: July 27, 2026