# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbX1PUtFQho
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68636496-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/60d7d1bebe.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-29T09:50:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Described by NASA as the 'fire-breathing dragons of clouds', fire clouds – or pyrocumulonimbus – are huge storm clouds reaching up to 15km into the atmosphere. ⁣
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Generated by the immense heat released from wildfires, they become a problem in Europe as blazes continue to tear through Spain and France. ⁣
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Discover more about how and why they form in this video.⁣
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#FireCloud #Pyrocumulonimbus #EuropeWildFires⁣

## Stats

- **Views:** 5,722
- **Likes:** 73
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 5

## Tags

firecloud, europewildfires, pyrocumulonimbus

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