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

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Wildfires: The ominous 'fire clouds' or 'pyrocumulonimbus' seen in France for the first time
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French firefighters are grappling for the first time with immense fire clouds, known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds, created by extreme wildfires, as they struggle to bring a forest inferno in southwest France under control. French wildfire researcher Jean-Baptiste Filippi says the phenomenon is yet another consequence of human-related climate change.

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