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

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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.

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

Nature James Dinneen, Alexandra Witze 2026-07-28 doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02351-5

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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.

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