A: A pyrocumulus is a fire cloud. A pyrocumulus cloud forms from rising air that results from intense heating of the surface by phenomena such as wildfires or volcanic eruptions. The fires that ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Smoke and heat from a massive wildfire in southeastern Oregon are creating giant “fire clouds” over the blaze — dangerous columns of smoke and ash that can reach up to 6 miles ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Multiple fires are burning ...

Q: What are pyrocumulus clouds? A truck is burnt out and a house destroyed at Conjola Park, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, after recent wildfires ripped through the community. The deadly wildfires, ...