pyrocumulonimbus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpaɪɹəʊˌkjuːmjʊləˈnɪmbəs/
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Etymology
From pyro- + cumulonimbus.
Meanings
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An extreme manifestation of a pyrocumulus, generated by the heat of a wildfire, that often rises to the upper troposphere or lower stratosphere.
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.
2020, Daniel Mathews, Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change, Catapult, →ISBN: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.
[2021 July 19, Henry Fountain, “How Bad Is the Bootleg Fire? It’s Generating Its Own Weather.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
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| pyrocumulonimbi | Number=Plur | lexicographic |