Dynamics of wildfire-driven circulation patterns

Kasturi Shah (University of Cambridge)

Time:

2PM Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Location:

Science East, E0.32

The most extreme wildfires are increasing in intensity and frequency and create their own weather. In this talk, progress towards understanding the self-organisation of wildfire smoke from the surface to the stratosphere will be presented. Topics include aerosol-filled vortices, self-reinforcing instabilities associated with wildfire smoke, and physics of wildfire-driven plumes. An outlook on future research into other instances of wildfire-induced circulation patterns concludes the talk.