On a basic level, this makes sense: By that point, the Line fire had already released more energy into the atmosphere than a ...

Southern California's Line fire spawns pyrocumulus clouds, creating its own weather system amid a record-breaking heat wave.

One seasoned fire official described the Line Fire's plume as "the most impressive fire behavior, smoke column I've ever seen ...

Massive smoke plumes from three wildfires raging simultaneously across four Southern California counties can be seen ...

But pyrocumulus clouds also ingest large amounts of smoke and ash from the fires that form them, making these clouds a lot ...

The Line Fire, which is throwing out heat and smoke to generate these strange clouds, is only 14 percent contained.

Southern California's fires this week have been so intense they are creating their own weather systems, according to ...

Pyrocumulus, which are dense clouds associated with fires and volcanoes, were seen near the sites of the Bridge and Line ...

Pyrocumulus, which are dense clouds associated with fires and volcanoes, were seen near the sites of the Bridge and Line Fires Monday, affecting firefighters' visibility. The cumulus cloud can ...

Pyrocumulus clouds can form from active fires and even make their own weather. Here’s how. Americans Have Just Weeks Left Until New Social Security Rule Goes into Effect 30 vintage photos of ...

If it rises high enough, the moisture will condense, forming a cloud known as a pyrocumulus or flammagenitus. If the air keeps rising, at some point the condensed moisture will freeze. Once a ...