Photo from open sources
The Brazilians living in Rio de Janeiro were puzzled the other day. the appearance of a strange cloud over his hometown in the form of a huge funnel that attracted the eye and scared at the same time.
Professional photographer Helio Vital managed to capture this a rare natural phenomenon that causes many residents Rio de Janeiro mystical horror of approaching something catastrophic. In fact, as meteorologists say, such cloud formations are not something supernatural. It – tube-shaped clouds that researchers of this natural The phenomenon is called “tubes.”
These cloud-like “anomalies” are huge whirlpools of moist air that partially separate from thunderclouds, forming, for example, such an unusual cell in a huge funnel. Indeed, Helio Vital clarifies, the eerie cloud that appeared in the sky just before dawn became part of an approaching thundercloud, which is already an hour later spilled over the city in heavy rain.
True, the “tube” this time did not reach the ground, explain meteorologists, otherwise it would have grown into such a frequent a phenomenon for these places like a tornado. Formidable cloud puzzling Brazilians did not fall to the ground and therefore brought no harm. So, just a little scared …
A photo from open sources
