2021年9月1日 · Looming in the stratosphere higher than Everest, these billowing clouds of smoke, moisture and gas appear only above the largest megafires, like the hot breath of hell. They lash out with...

2023年8月1日 · Thunderstorms formed by pyrocumulonimbus clouds can spawn large fire whirls – sometimes called firenadoes – if there is enough instability in the atmosphere.

Smoke plumes reflect smoke anywhere in the atmosphere, not necessarily near the ground. As such, they may not be associated with bad air quality. Due to a large number of features, you may need to zoom farther in to see certain Fire Information layers of the map. Additional sensors, still under evaluation, shown due to LA fires.

A flammagenitus cloud, [1] also known as a flammagenitus, pyrocumulus cloud, or fire cloud, is a dense cumuliform cloud associated with fire or volcanic eruptions. [2] A flammagenitus is similar dynamically in some ways to a firestorm , and the two phenomena may …

2024年7月29日 · The gases and particles that make up wildfire smoke have been linked to respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, and firestorms can exacerbate the blazes and increase levels of smoke.

2024年7月25日 · The remnant of a pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCb, cloud is visible along the southern edge of the plume. These towering smoke-infused storm clouds loft smoke high in the atmosphere, where fast-moving upper-level winds can spread it widely.

2017年12月12日 · On Sunday (Dec.10), a massive gray cloud formed over Southern California's Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, filling the sky with dark towers of smoke and shocking onlookers for miles around....

2023年4月11日 · The addition of a small amount of smoke particles act as cloud condensation nuclei. Some students will think that smoke has formed and not a cloud. By looking at the jug's opening, the students will see the cloud dissipate as it …

2021年7月12日 · Firefighters and scientists are reporting huge, smoky clouds towering a mile (1.6km) rising over the blaze in California and surrounding states. These pyrocumulonimbus clouds - dubbed "fire...

2022年10月17日 · High-intensity wildland fires can produce extreme flaming and smoke emissions that develop into a fire-cloud chimney, reaching into the upper troposphere or lower stratosphere. Termed...