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26 April 2018 / CBC / Bethany Lindsay
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B.C. wildfires triggered mega thunderstorm with volcano-like effects

Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada

In the midst of B.C.'s record-breaking wildfire season, the heat from four fires triggered huge thunderstorms that sent smoke flying into the stratosphere, eventually spreading through the entire Northern Hemisphere.


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A satellite image shows the path of a plume of wildfire smoke thrust into the stratosphere by a series of fire-triggered thunderstorms in B.C. last August.
Naval Research Laboratory | CBC