France has recorded its first-ever pyrocumulonimbus cloud, a dangerous fire-induced thunderstorm, as record-breaking wildfires continue to ravage the Bordeaux region during an unprecedented heatwave.
The extreme heat has forced the evacuation of over 360,000 people across France and Spain, with firefighters struggling to contain blazes that are now creating their own localized weather systems.
President Macron has called an emergency meeting to coordinate national resources, as climate experts warn that these fire-driven storms could become more frequent if current temperature trends persist.