Did you know that fires can lead to heavy rain? This may sound like an impossibility, how can
fire, which is heat, lead to more moisture? Well, scientists found that the California fires during
the summer of 2022 created massive smoke clouds that travelled across the country to
Colorado. In Colorado these large smoke clouds were filled with small particles of ash, dirt,etc
from the fire. These small particles were perfect for rain seeds. All raindrops need a particle,
often invisible to the naked eye, for the condensed water molecules to hang onto. So, more
smoke, more rain. Also, the heat from the fires themselves propelled winds from California to
Colorado and made the winds stronger. So yes, fires can lead to heavier rain, and even hail,
three states over. To read the whole NPR story on smoke and rain see:
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130372102/western-wildfires-are-making-far-away-storms-
more-dangerous
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Smoke Rain
