pyrocumulus
Americannoun
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In fact, days after it ignited, the fire had wafted a giant pyrocumulus cloud over the Sierra.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2022
By Thursday afternoon, the fire had generated a giant pyrocumulus cloud over the Sierra, jumped the middle fork of the American River and was burning its way toward Volcanoville in El Dorado County.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2022
She warned that pyrocumulus clouds can cause lightning strikes nearby, as was the case in last year’s Dixie fire.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
The Mosquito fire has also shot plumes of smoke up to 40,000 feet into the air, creating a giant pyrocumulus cloud filled with smoke and ash that can be seen from dozens of miles away.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
On August 4th, a pyrocumulus cloud collapsed on the ridge above the tarnished old Gold Rush community where I worked, erupting into red-hot embers that fell over a several square-mile area.
From Salon • May 22, 2022
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