First mission to fly through monstrous ‘fire clouds’ is about to take off

TL;DR - A first-of-its-kind mission will fly through towering clouds generated by severe wildfires. These formations can inject smoke to altitudes where it has global effects.

• Such “fire clouds” have appeared over wildfires in France and Oregon.
• The mission aims to directly investigate these extreme formations.
• The provided excerpt does not specify the mission’s instruments or expected results.