Mushroom Cloud Over Beijing

June 19, 2012; 4:04 PM
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Mushroom Cloud Over Beijing

A mushroom cloud in the skies over Beijing has people asking "What the what?!" Luckily, people didn't need to worry, as the formation was nature, not man, made.

Storified by Accu Weather · Tue, Jun 19 2012 07:56:00

A jet plane flies past a mushroom-like cumulonimbus storm cloud over Beijing, China http://pic.twitter.com/jxeQOBaSGeorge H. Khabbaz
A mushroom cloud in the skies over Beijing has people asking "What the what?!" Luckily, people didn't need to worry, as the formation was nature, not man, made. 

A mushroom cloud is the flat top of a thunderstorm cloud, or cumulonimbus cloud. It is also called an anvil. Sometimes cumulonimbus clouds can spread up to hundreds of miles away from the thunderstorm. When you see lighting out of the blue, it is usually caused by an anvil cloud.
Strange Giant mushroom Cloud Over Beijing - June 14, 2012 HDdavosroma14

Other examples of mushroom clouds

http://yfrog.com/kfdvelrj Looks like a mushroom cloud!Kelley Woodall
IMG_3552-54HDRivan_richman
Mushroom CloudAnchorageUnpainted
mushrooming cloudAnton Sim
Mushroom cloud west of Denver over rockies this morning http://pic.twitter.com/7Flkd7n7Charles W. Burkett

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