French wildfire creates its own storm, spawning lightning that ignites fresh fires
A French wildfire became so intense it generated its own weather system, triggering lightning that spread the blaze further.
A wildfire in France grew so powerful that it created a massive cloud formation and its own weather patterns. The self-generated lightning ignited additional fires, meaning the inferno was no longer just driven by external weather conditions but had begun sustaining and expanding itself through the extreme heat and atmospheric conditions it produced.
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French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires
Put another way, that means the inferno was no longer simply being propelled by the weather. It was making its own.