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Pyrocumulus cloud in its early development, as spotted here by Linda's niece, is the result of Volcán de Fuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, located near Antigua, Guatemala
Pyrocumulus as a result of the Mine Creek Fire, approximately 48 kilometers to the south of Lower Nicola, British Columbia, Canada
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Pyrocumulonimbus spotted by Andrew's friend who has been working on this fire, as seen from the South Rim looking towards the North Rim of the Dragon Bravo Fire near the Grand Canyon, Arizona, US
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Pyrocumulus over the Perth Hills, Perth, Western Australia
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Pyrocumulus (Flammagenitus) as a result of a recent lava flow in 2024 in the Reykjanes Peninsula, near Reykjavik, Iceland
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Pyrocumulus from the Bridge Fire in Los Angeles County, captured in photographs by Moriah's brother, Nathaniel, near Anaheim, California, US
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Pyrocumulus (Flammagenitus) captured by a friend who is a wild land firefighter near Garden Valley, Idaho, US
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Pyrocumulus as a result of wildfires in El Dorado County, California, US
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Pyrocumulus (Flammagenitus) as a result of a wildfire near Helena, Montana, US
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Pyrocumulus (Flammagenitus) forms over the most active stratovolcano in the world. Steven described this occurrence as "Mt. Etna speaks", above Mt. Etna (Aitne), Sicily, Italy.
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Pyrocumulus over Bundanoon, NSW, Australia.
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Pyrocumulus above where some cane fields had been burnt off, in the Valdora area, of the Sunshine Coast, South Eastern Queensland, Australia.
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A Pyrocumulus (flammagenitus) that formed over a wildfire In Central Washington State, US.
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A Pyrocumulus cloud that formed from a controlled burn, in front of a section of the East Kootenay Mountain Range in Southeastern British Columbia, Canada.
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A small toxic gas "cloud" ejected from Mount Stromboli in the Aeolian Islands, just north of Sicily.
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A sun-lit pyrocumulus formation over El Dorado County, US.
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