https://www.wired.com/story/australias-wildfires-might-intensify-future-climate-crises/

Australia’s wildfires are burning with such intensity that they’re sparking contained, small-scale weather systems. Thunderstorms triggered by atmospheric disturbance might at first seem to offer relief in the form of raindrops, but instead, bolts of lightning can strike nearby trees and spread the fire even further than before.

This story originally appeared on WIRED UK.