Wildfire clouds in Utah that punch into space like volcanoes are finally being chased by scientists brave enough to fly through them

Over the Utah desert this past August, a wildfire did something that looked less like burning and more like erupting. The Widemouth 2 fire hurled a column of smoke and electricity so high that cloud tops registered below −40°C — a signature more associated with volcanic plumes than anything born from burning brush. Hours later, ... Read more