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1. www.scientificamerican.com › article › how-wildfiresHow Wildfires Create Rain and Change the Weather

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   Sep 9, 2024 · If the weather is hot, dry and windy, that spark could quickly ignite a wildfire. When vegetation burns, large amounts of heat are released. This heats the air near the ground, and that air...

   • Author: Kyle Hilburn

2. www.theweathernetwork.com › en › newsWildfires can create their own weather, including ...

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   Sep 9, 2024 · No one living in a wildfire-prone environment wants to see dry lightning. It occurs when a thunderstorm produces lightning, but the precipitation evaporates before reaching the ground. That...

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4. wfca.com › wildfire-articles › wildfire-and-rainWildfires and Rain: What You Need to Know - WFCA

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   Oct 31, 2023 · Learn how precipitation can quell flames, but also influence fire behavior and reshape ecosystems. Rain plays a significant role in wildfires, and its impact on the environment can be both good and bad. On one hand, rain can help extinguish fires and clear out wildfire smoke.

5. www.livescience.com › planet-earth › wildfiresGiant wildfires can create their own weather. Here's how.

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   Aug 2, 2024 · No one living in a wildfire-prone environment wants to see dry lightning. It occurs when a thunderstorm produces lightning, but the precipitation evaporates before reaching the ground.

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6. arstechnica.com › science › 2018Is a hot climate or a dry climate key for forest fire risk?

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   Zachary Holden and a team of collaborators report finding that, out of a range of different factors, longer dry spells were the best predictor of wildfire risks. Other researchers,...

7. phys.org › news › 2024-08-wildfires-weather-flamesWildfires can create their own weather, further spreading the ...

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   Aug 1, 2024 · No one living in a wildfire-prone environment wants to see dry lightning. It occurs when a thunderstorm produces lightning, but the precipitation evaporates before reaching the ground.

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   How does precipitation affect wildfire behavior?

   • Learn how precipitation can quell flames, but also influence fire behavior and reshape ecosystems. Rain plays a significant role in wildfires, and its impact on the environment can be both good and bad. On one hand, rain can help extinguish fires and clear out wildfire smoke.

   Wildfires and Rain: What You Need to Know - WFCA

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   Do wildfires cause rain?

   • Severe rain events following a wildfire, specifically wildfires in the Western U.S., are projected to be more common due to the impacts that wildfires have on the affected areas. Although wildfires do not cause rain to occur, they do play a significant role in the severity that rainfall has on that environment.

   Wildfires and Rain: What You Need to Know - WFCA

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   What causes dry lightning in a wildfire?

   • Wildfire environments typically have limited moisture. When conditions in the lower atmosphere are dry, this can lead to what’s known as dry lightning. No one living in a wildfire-prone environment wants to see dry lightning. It occurs when a thunderstorm produces lightning, but the precipitation evaporates before reaching the ground.

   How Wildfires Create Rain and Change the Weather

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   Can lightning cause a wildfire?

   • No one living in a wildfire-prone environment wants to see dry lightning. It occurs when a thunderstorm produces lightning, but the precipitation evaporates before reaching the ground. That means there is no rain to help put out any lightning-sparked fires.

   Giant wildfires can create their own weather. Here's how

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   Can you see dry lightning in a wildfire?

   • Dry lightning Wildfire environments typically have limited moisture. When conditions in the lower atmosphere are dry, this can lead to what’s known as dry lightning. No one living in a wildfire-prone environment wants to see dry lightning.

   How Wildfires Create Rain and Change the Weather

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   Can wildfires create their own weather?

   • Giant wildfires can create their own weather. Here's how. Wildfires can generate tornado-like fire whirls and other "unpredictable and erratic" weather. An atmospheric scientist explains how. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

   Giant wildfires can create their own weather. Here's how

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9. www.bbc.co.uk › future › articleHow the biggest wildfires create their own weather - BBC Future

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   May 14, 2021 · When a wildfire reaches epic proportions, it changes everything around it – even creating its own thunderclouds. Scientists around the world are racing against time to understand them.