How Firestorms Form
Under the right conditions, wildfires can form clouds and generate firestorms, which last far longer than normal thunderstorms.
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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- 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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