It’s so hot in France that a wildfire created a never-before-seen lightning cloud that ignited even more fires

A wildfire in southwest France generated a rare pyrocumulonimbus cloud, causing lightning that ignited new fires and erratic winds, leading to over 420 square kilometers burned, 240 homes damaged or destroyed, and 220,000 evacuations in Gironde. The phenomenon, uncommon in Europe, intensified the blaze by creating its own weather system.