How Firestorms Form

Опубликовано 1 февраля 2021, 16:38

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Under the right conditions, wildfires can form clouds and generate firestorms, which last far longer than normal thunderstorms.

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Pyrocumulonimbus cloud - a type of cumulonimbus cloud that forms that forms above wildfires and even volcanic eruptions, which can create thunderstorms
Virga - rain that evaporates before it hits the ground
Updraft - upward moving air in a thunderstorm
Downdraft - downward moving air in a thunderstorm

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