Scientists have discovered that wildfires can make their own weather. How do these conflagrations do this?

Answer As hot air quickly rises, cooler air condenses to form pyrocumulus clouds.

As a wildfire burns, hot air is released and quickly rises. It meets cooler air, which condenses to form a type of cloud called a pyrocumulus. Wildfires also create air currents and convection.

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