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sethabramson.bsky.social
Great, now fireclouds exist
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 27
Nearly a week into devastating wildfires in France, officials said that firefighters had encountered a pyrocumulonimbus — a “fire cloud,” or a thundercloud created by intense heat. The phenomenon can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said. Here's what to know.
Heat From France’s Wildfires Creates a ‘Fire Cloud,’ or Pyrocumulonimbus
A pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.
nyti.ms
July 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM
104pamelarose.bsky.social
#photography #sunset #fireclouds
#natures #paintbrush #steadyhand

The skies ceiling
to heaven above.
December 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
wasbellab102.bsky.social
#FireClouds Unknown Photographer
#Photography #Nature
November 26, 2024 at 5:08 AM
joanlopezphoto.bsky.social
Drifting Under Fireclouds

📸 Fujifilm X-T5

📷 Fujinon XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR II

⚙️ Distance 16 mm - ISO 125 - f/2.8 - Shutter 1/320

🖌️ Capture One Pro

📍 Sender del mirador del Fortí, platja d’Altafulla, #Altafulla, Tarragonès

#photography #sea #seascape #landscape #cloudscape #sunset #dusk
August 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
dollydarren.bsky.social
I've just seen this explained by Tomasz on the news. Terrifying! #FireClouds
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Jul 27
Blazes ravaging France are so extreme they've created their own weather, with fires also threatening Italy and Spain. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4fWgiaj
July 27, 2026 at 12:33 PM
glass-ex.bsky.social
Fire in the clouds

Southwestern PNW, Oregon sunset.
2013
Nikon D7000

#Photography #Nature #Photo #Sunset #Firesky #FireClouds #PNW #Sky #Dusk #PacificNorthwest #Oregon #Silhouette #Trees #Picture #Fire #Clouds #Feedback #PhotographyLover #Nikon #Enjoy & #Follow #GXPhotography
Silhouettes of Evergreen trees backed with a firey sunset sky. Black silhouettes contrast against bright yellow and fire orange fading into a dark gray blue sunset. Brought to by Glass eX Photography & G.X. Productions, all rights reserved
December 5, 2024 at 3:57 AM
collapseaphorisms.bsky.social
"Two wildfires burning in the western United States – including one that has become a “mega-fire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon – are so hot that they are spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that can create their own erratic weather systems."

(The Guardian)

#FireClouds
#collapse
August 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
leah.myatproto.social
That is so cool, looks like they used some of that data to study black carbon in the fireclouds.
July 18, 2024 at 9:43 PM
kalxplaylist.bsky.social
11:53 PM "Fireclouds" by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚
from 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑎𝑔𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑖 (Modern Harmonic) #nowplaying
The Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Fireclouds
July 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
kalxplaylist.bsky.social
11:54 PM "Fireclouds" by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚
from 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑎𝑔𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑖 (Modern Harmonic) #nowplaying
The Oakland Elementary School Arkestra - Fireclouds
July 15, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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The Evolution of Next-Generation Wildfires - SmokeD
Discover the evolution of wildfires, from 1st-generation fires to 6th-generation mega-fires, driven by climate change and shifts in land use.
smokedsystem.com
July 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
quick13.bsky.social
New #WeatherBingo term just dropped, and its not a fun one like #Graupel - #FireClouds
annieoranne.bsky.social Anne @annieoranne.bsky.social · Aug 3
Sigh
smhaustralia.nzcow.com The Sydney Morning Herald (unofficial) @smhaustralia.nzcow.com · Aug 3
📢 Two wildfires burning in the western United States are so hot that they are spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that can create their own erratic weather systems.
August 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
pictureplunge.bsky.social
🔥✨Cosmic Fire Clouds at Night – 8K Mobile Wallpaper

#8kwallpaper #cosmicsky #fireclouds #spaceaesthetic #mobilewallpaper #phonebackground #fantasy #wallpaper
January 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
leah.myatproto.social
Today I just discovered the site where they chase fireclouds! Clouds made from wildfires, and try to study them. csl.noaa.gov/projects/fir...
Projects: FIREX-AQ 2019
Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ), a NOAA / NASA interagency intensive study of North American fires, is the most comprehensive mission undertaken in the con...
csl.noaa.gov
July 18, 2024 at 9:33 PM
luisl1nar3s.bsky.social
Yesterday fire clouds at #brownsvilletexas it was windy and then the sky turned like this #brownsville #texas #sunset #puestadesol #fireclouds #nature #naturaleza
#luisl1nar3s #日没 #clouds #nubes #cielo #sky
Yesterday it was windy hours later the sky turned like this with a firery look it looks beautiful. . Ayer estaba ventoso y horas después el cielo se puso con nubes que se miraban como fuego se miraba hermoso.
February 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
dominicgwinn.com
Fireclouds were happening in the US the other week.
Lightening and Canadian Wildfire Smoke at Sunset
Lightening from cumulous cloud and smoke from Canadian wildfires visible at sunset from a Boeing 737 en route to Florida from Delaware. Thursday, July 16, 2026.
www.dominicgwinn.com
July 27, 2026 at 1:14 PM
calvinandhobbes69.bsky.social
My mum has a big crush on the lovely #Tomasz and yes, #fireclouds are fucking terrifying
July 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
centristhumanist.bsky.social
The new normal. Fireclouds.

Until the climate cooks up something more fierce for humanity to contend with.
#climatechange #ClimateCrisis
July 27, 2026 at 6:37 AM
cryearth.eurosky.social
'Two wildfires in US west spur "fire clouds" with erratic weather systems'
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

'Containment slips for megafire in Grand Canyon and large blaze in Utah as hot and dry weather fans flames'

#ClimateEmergency #wildfires #FireClouds
Two wildfires in US west spur ‘fire clouds’ with erratic weather systems
Containment slips for megafire in Grand Canyon and large blaze in Utah as hot and dry weather fans flames
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
leah.myatproto.social
more coverage of our black carbon in fireclouds research 🧪https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/business/wildfires-create-smoke-clouds-that-hold-heat-and-warm-the-earth-washu-researchers-say/article_97eabf7c-4eb6-11ef-8202-537d468931a9.html
Wildfires create smoke clouds that hold heat and warm the earth, WashU researchers say
Black carbon is one of the most potent short-lived climate warmers, and one of the building blocks for this atmospheric smoke.
www.stltoday.com
August 7, 2024 at 5:25 PM
tropos-de.bsky.social
A strong indication that the #wildfires near #Bordeaux have indeed produced #PyroCb #fireclouds is the unusually high of the #smoke layers. The #smoke is in #Leipzig mostly at 3 and 7 km, but some also at ca. 11 km (@ 21 UTC) – a height that ‘normal’ #firesmoke from #Europe does not usually reach.
Figure: Lidar measurement including fluorescence backscatter on 28–29 July 26 at the TROPOS-MARTHA Lidar in Leipzig. Source: Benedikt Gast, TROPOS @tropos-de.bsky.social @actris.bsky.social LSC #BIOSMOKE @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de Figure: The back-trajectories (calculated using NOAA HYSPLIT) show that the air masses which were approximately 11 km above Leipzig shortly before midnight on 28 July 26 originated from the #wildfire region around Bordeaux. The smoke at an altitude of 11 km therefore most likely originated from the #PyroCb #fire clouds. Source: Benedikt Gast, TROPOS / NOAA HYSPLIT @tropos-de.bsky.social @climate.noaa.gov LSC #BIOSMOKE @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de
July 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
tropos-de.bsky.social
#Smoke from the #FireClouds over #Bordeaux at high altitude above #Leipzig. Smoke #particles spread over a wide area & affect the #global #climate > www.tropos.de/en/current-i... / @sciencemediacenter.de #LSC #BioSmoke @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de @unileipzig.bsky.social @dbfz.de #ACTRISD
A layer of smoke at an altitude of 11 km above Leipzig during the night of 29 July to 30 July 26. The coloured layers in identify the smoke layers by showing the intensity of fluorescence backscattering (number of photons counted), which is particularly strong in smoke particles. The more fluorescent smoke particles there are, the more intense the red colour becomes. Source: Benedikt Gast, TROPOS Back-trajectories for 28 July indicate that the air masses in which the smoke layers were detected were over the forest fire area near Bordeaux the previous night (approximately 15 hours earlier, i.e., 08:00 CEST) and near fires in central Spain approximately 24 hours earlier. It therefore stands to reason that the smoke particles measured by the lidar originate from these fires in France and/or Spain. What is unusual here is the high altitude of the smoke layers, at 10–11 km near the tropopause. Source: Benedikt Gast, TROPOS MARTHA (“Multiwavelength Atmospheric Raman Lidar for Temperature, Humidity, and Aerosol Profiling”) is the largest and oldest lidar at TROPOS in Leipzig. It emits laser light at three wavelengths (355, 532 and 1064 nanometres) and collects the backscattered light using a large primary mirror 80 centimetres in diameter. Photo: Benedikt Gast, TROPOS
August 5, 2026 at 12:22 PM