NASA’s New Mission Will Fly Into Wildfire Storm Clouds to Learn Why They Become So Dangerous

The INSPYRE campaign is beginning the first extensive aircraft study of pyrocumulonimbus clouds, violent thunderstorms created by extreme wildfires. Researchers will sample smoke, lightning and atmospheric chemistry from aircraft and the ground, but the mission is only starting and has not yet delivered forecasting improvements or climate conclusions. NASA’s New Mission Will Fly Into Wildfire Storm Clouds to Learn Why They Become So Dangerous