pyrocumulonimbus
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English
Etymology
From pyro- + cumulonimbus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpaɪɹəʊˌkjuːmjʊləˈnɪmbəs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
pyrocumulonimbus (plural pyrocumulonimbi)
- An extreme manifestation of a pyrocumulus, generated by the heat of a wildfire, that often rises to the upper troposphere or lower stratosphere.
- Synonym: cumulonimbus flammagenitus
- Coordinate term: thunderhead
- 2020, Daniel Mathews, Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change, Catapult, →ISBN:
- An analysis of how this tornado formed sees several factors joining forces: the preexisting winds and local topography, a pyrocumulonimbus storm developing, and the addition of hotter-burning fuels as the fire hit groups of houses.
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- Last Wednesday, though, conditions led to the creation of a larger, taller cloud called a pyrocumulonimbus, which is similar to a thunderhead. It likely reached an altitude of about 45,000 feet, said Neil Lareau, who studies wildfire behavior at the University of Nevada, Reno.]