Flammagenitus

Flammagenitus

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Flammagenitus form due to the heat from wildfires. This cloud type is also often referred to as Pyrocumulus.

Flammagenitus clouds above the Fort McMurray Canada wildfire. Source:wikicommons (Mark Robinson), 2016
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Weather, Cloud Formation
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