Wildfires and record temperatures in Canada are generating 'fire-breathing' pyrocumulonimbus thunderstorms

A pyrocumulonimbus cloud above eastern Washington, as seen from 30,000 feet up in August 2019.
NASA Earth Observatory
Wildfires in western Canada are producing pyrocumulonimbus storm clouds.
Dubbed the "fire-breathing dragon of clouds," these clouds can generate tornadoes and lightning that may cause more fires.
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Record heat and growing wildfires are creating firestorms that can generate their own lightning in the skies above British Columbia, Canada.