Monday, June 18, 2012

Awesome mushroom storm cloud dominates skyline over Beijing and sparks fresh 'end-of-the-world' fears

To the untrained eye, it could have been the first signal of the end of the world as nuclear war broke out.

But instead of anything sinister, the giant mushroom cloud spotted in the skies over the Chinese capital last week was simply a brilliant showcase of the wonder of nature.

The huge cloud, which appeared on Thursday, gradually took the shape of an explosion from an atomic bomb.

The mushroom-like cloud baffled residents when it appeared over the Chinese capital last Thursday

The mushroom-like cloud baffled residents when it appeared over the Chinese capital last Thursday

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160988/Beijing-mushroom-cloud-dominates-skyline-sparks-fresh-end-world-fears.html

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1 comment:

  1. LizaJune 19, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    Anyone from the midwest would recognize that in a second. Most other places in the US see them that clearly from time to time, too. Still a nice picture, but could have done without the over-hyped, rather stupid article.

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