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Wildfires can generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames

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By Yunyao Li
| Price County Review Verified
THE CONVERSATION — We often think about weather controlling wildfires: dry air, heat, wind and lightning help determine when fires start and how quickly they spread. However, once a wildfire becomes intense enough, the relationship can flip. Instead of simply responding to the weather, the fire begins to create its own weather. I study wildfires and air quality at the University of Texas at Arlington. Here are four key ways wildfires influence the weather around them: 1.
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Wildfires can generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames

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By Yunyao Li
| Chronicle-Tribune Verified
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Four ways wildfires generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames

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By Yunyao Li, Lisa Lock, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Phys.org Verified
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Thick smoke from massive wildfires has been spreading in North America and Europe once again in 2026. The health impacts of breathing this particle-filled air are becoming well known, but wildfires' influence on the weather is less widely recognized. We often think about weather controlling wildfires: Dry air, heat, wind and lightning determine when fires start and how quickly they spread. However, once a wildfire becomes intense enough, the relationship can flip.
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