Pyro-cumulonimbus clouds are thunder clouds created by intense heat from the Earth’s surface. They are formed similarly to cumulonimbus clouds, but the intense heat that results in the vigorous updraft comes from fire, either large wildfires or volcanic eruptions.
Adding smoke and fire to the mix and you have pyrocumulonimbus, an explosive storm cloud actually created by the smoke and heat from fire, and which can ravage tens of thousands of acres. And in the process, these storms funnel their smoke like a chimney into Earth’s stratosphere, with lingering adverse effects.
Pyro-scapegoating : According to research by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, parental rights mobilizations have coincided with the rise in anti-2SLGBTQIA+ policies and platforms of major political parties in Canada, most recently the Conservative Party of Canada and provincial Conservatives in Manitoba and Ontario and New Brunswick under premier Blaine Myron Higgs. In Saskatchewan, Premier Scott Moe plans to introduce anti-trans legislation this fall. The notion of “protecting children” has become a big tent that attracts a wide range of right-wing extremists, religious conservatives and conspiracy theorists.
Adding misinformation, bigotry, and resentment to the mix, you have what can be referred to as “pyro-scapegoating” – an explosive social phenomenon fueled by the heat of homophobic, resentful, and bigoted sentiments. This social storm cloud can wreak havoc on tens of thousands of individual lives and pose a significant challenge to open and healthy societal values, with lasting detrimental effects.
