Wildfires in Arizona and Utah Generate 'Fire Clouds' That Alter Local Climate

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Wildfires in Arizona and Utah Generate 'Fire Clouds' That Alter Local Climate
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Wildfires in the Grand Canyon and Utah are creating intense 'fire clouds' or pyrocumulus clouds that can generate their own weather systems, including dangerous winds and fire tornadoes, driven by extreme dry and windy conditions exacerbated by climate change.

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