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Australia's fires are so extreme they are making their own weather

"The people of Rosedale Beach pinned down by fire on three sides."

28 people missing in Victoria.

The intense fires are creating huge clouds that crackle with lightning--which strike the dry surrounding landscape and create new fires.

ByAlex Fox and Anagha Srikanth

Story at a glance

* Australia is experiencing an unprecedented fire season.

* The raging bushfires are giving rise to “fire clouds” that often produce lightning strikes and can start more fires.

* Here’s how they work and why scientists say they’re becoming more common.

The bushfires in Australia have killed at least nine people and scorched more than 12 million acres since they ignited in September. Now, the blazes are creating giant thunderstorms that could spark more fires, according to the Bureau of Meteorology in Victoria ..

Pyro-cumulonimbus clouds have developed to altitudes over 16km in East #Gippsland this afternoon. These fire-induced storms can spread fires through lightning, lofting of embers and generation of severe wind outflows #VicWeather #VicFires pic.twitter.com/gZN6sC7meU

— Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria (@BOM_Vic) December 30, 2019

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More - https://thehill.com/changing-america/resilience/natural-disasters/476241-australias-fires-are-making-their-own-weather