Pyrocumulonimbus is a type of cloud that occasionally forms during a large fire. They are related to their cousin, ...

Pyrocumulonimbus clouds form under specific conditions when intense heat from a fire causes air to rise rapidly within the smoke plume. This process involves: Heat Generation: The flames produce ...

The Dragon Bravo Fire has grown to over 111,000 acres, becoming the largest wildfire in the continental US in 2025. The fire is generating pyrocumulus clouds, which can create dangerous fire behavior ...

The fire burning in north-east Victoria near Walwa was so fierce it generated its own weather this afternoon, including a ...

What NASA describes as a dangerous "fire-breathing storm system" has formed over a region of Australia threatened by wildfires. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology tweeted Monday that a pyrocumulonimbus ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Smoke and heat from a massive wildfire in southeastern Oregon are creating giant “fire clouds” over the blaze — dangerous columns of smoke and ash that can reach up to 6 miles ...

2020 has reached into its bag of tricks again and tossed out another surprise -- this time in the form of a swirling fire. Or as meteorologists call it, a firenado -- short for fire tornado. The rare ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a “megafire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are so hot that they’re spurring the ...

Utah isn’t exactly known for tornadoes. Since 2000, only two significant tornadoes had hit the Beehive State. But that changed last weekend, when a rare fire tornado brought destructive winds up to ...

Bushfires are strongly driven by weather: hot, dry and windy conditions can combine to create the perfect environment for ...

Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a “megafire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are so hot that they are spurring the formation of “fire clouds” ...