The fast-moving Dragon Bravo Fire in northern Arizona came dangerously close to the Kaibab Lodge near the Grand Canyon on ...

The Dragon Bravo Fire exploded in size to 105,415 acres along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim on Thursday as heat and strong ...

The wildfire—one the few to burn more than 100,000 acres this summer—is burning on the more remote North Rim 11 miles away.

On May 8, a wildfire in Texas led to a very unusual weather event - a pyrocumulus cloud that ended up causing a thunderstorm cell. But, what is a pyrocumulus cloud? Simply put, it is a cumulus ...

Pyrocumulus cloud forms over Kilauea volcano, December 25 Sometimes if you have a volcano or wildfire, a pyrocumulus cloud will form overhead. These are also known as flammagenitus or fire clouds.

Pyrocumulus clouds can also increase wildfire spotting, which is when a fire produces sparks or embers that are carried by the wind and start new blazes beyond the zone of the main one.

The Thomas fire created a huge pyrocumulus cloud in December 2017. The Mountain View fire that largely destroyed the small town of Walker, Calif., this week gave rise to a similar phenomenon.

Videos circulating on social media Thursday show the fire generating massive pyrocumulus clouds — also known as pyroclouds or "fire clouds." ...