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By Tom Goodenough
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.
But instead of being a danger to residents or marking imminent Armageddon the phenomenon was thought to be completely harmless.
The formation took just over an hour and was followed by a further spectacle of lightning strikes.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160988/Beijing-mushroom-cloud-dominates-skyline-sparks-fresh-end-world-fears.html#ixzz1yJ0CyHQv
By Tom Goodenough
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 cloud - the base of which alone spanned several miles - swallowed up the skyline
The formation took just over an hour and was followed by a further spectacle of lightning strikes.
A passing passenger jet is dwarfed by the giant cumulonimbus cloud
Escape: the plane emerges from flying past the towering cloud, which, despite its appearance, is entirely harmless
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160988/Beijing-mushroom-cloud-dominates-skyline-sparks-fresh-end-world-fears.html#ixzz1yJ0CyHQv
