Towering wildfire clouds have big impacts on the stratosphere

A new study published by NOAA scientists in the journal Science shows that pyrocumulonimbus clouds (pyroCbs), which are generated when the intense heat of a wildfire triggers a huge thunderstorm that carries smoke into the stratosphere, five to seven miles above the surface of the earth, have a major long term impact on the stratosphere and the climate in general.

Towering wildfire clouds have big impacts on the stratosphere

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