The appearance of an unusual cloud formation over the Beijing skyline has caused a stir as it somewhat resembled an atomic bomb's mushroom cloud. The uncommon eye-catching anvil-shaped cloud emerged 7:00 PM of June 14, accompanied by some thunder and lightning.
Many residents in Beijing expressed worries over the phenomenon with some fearing that it could be man-made and is a product of military testing. There were some, however, who shrugged it off as a natural occurrence wherein towering clouds are struck by sunlight causing light to be dispersed in astonishing colors.
Experts at the National Center for Atmospheric Research said that the "foreboding" phenomenon was simply a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud that was high up in the atmosphere allowing sunlight to become visible in varying colors as reflected or dispersed through the clouds.
This phenomenon, according to experts, happens several times in different parts of the world. It is not extraordinary though it seldom appears over city skies or in places where many people can observe. Examples would be photos in this link taken just last month in the Philippines.
photo from wired.co.uk
those are really great looking clouds
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