For the first time, and likely not the last, pyrocumulus clouds are plaguing France.
Aarne Granlund"The rising air cools and becomes a cloud, or fire cloud: a turbulent mass that can generate its own winds that worsen fires. If it becomes very large, it can even generate lightning." These clouds are also seen during nuclear explosions and volcanic eruptions. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
