Gathering rare airborne observations of firestorm clouds

PHYSorg
Oct 14, 2026, 1:20 pm117 pts
Just minutes into a planned research flight from Colorado to Oregon in August to study massive storm clouds fueled by intense wildfires, scientists discovered that a fire in Utah offered a more promising target. The mission support staff on the ground scrambled to draw up a new flight plan, and the pilots of…

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