pyrocumulus
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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By Thursday afternoon, the fire had raised a giant pyrocumulus cloud, jumped the Middle Fork of the American River and was burning its way toward the hamlet of Volcanoville in El Dorado County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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
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
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
Down-canyon areas burned so hot that the fire created an enormous pyrocumulus cloud that soared 40,000 feet above the burn area, said Nate Stephenson, an emeritus scientist with the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
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