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Study Reveals Wildfire Storms' Climate Impact and Formation

9/30/2025

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On Sept 5, 2020, Creek Fire produced pyrocumulonimbus clouds hindering firefighting.
A Sept 25, 2025 Geophysical Research Letters study simulated these wildfire storms.
Led by DRI scientist Ziming Ke, team reproduced Creek Fire thunderhead and 2021 Dixie Fire storms.
The clouds inject smoke and moisture into the atmosphere, affecting climate; collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and U.C. Irvine.

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Story summary

On Sept 5, 2020, Creek Fire produced pyrocumulonimbus clouds hindering firefighting.
A Sept 25, 2025 Geophysical Research Letters study simulated these wildfire storms.
Led by DRI scientist Ziming Ke, team reproduced Creek Fire thunderhead and 2021 Dixie Fire storms.
The clouds inject smoke and moisture into the atmosphere, affecting climate; collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and U.C. Irvine.