NSW, Australia bushfires: This may be the first pyrocumulonimbus (Pyro CB) of the 2023/24 summer wildfire season in Australia. Remember when these fire thunderstorms were rare events? They have become more common with the #ClimateCrisis

"A fire generated thunderstorm (pyro-cumulonimbus) has formed over the Glens Creek Rd Fire, Nymboida, 30km south west of Grafton. As a result, there is a potential for escalation in fire behaviour, with erratic winds, dry lightning and significantly faster fire spread."
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Report by NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) on X