On Thursday, footage of a "mushroom cloud" filmed at a beach near Florida went viral, leading to speculation that a "massive explosion" had occurred near the coast of the Sunshine State. The video, which has been viewed over 400,000 times, shows visitors puzzled as they look towards a plume of smoke in the distance.
The post included a video taken at a beach that appears to show a large cloud in the distance, with a person in the background saying"... That is massive." While the huge plume in the video does resemble a mushroom cloud, which can result from thermonuclear or atomic explosions, authorities have assured that there was no explosion at all. Instead, the thick cloud was the result of a controlled burn.
Pyrocumulus clouds, also known as fire clouds, can form when there is enough moisture in the atmosphere and convection currents are present... as long as the fire is hot enough to produce these conditions. These types of clouds are commonly seen over wildfires, volcanic eruptions... and other large-scale combustion events.
Source: Visit websiteThe post included a video taken at a beach that appears to show a large cloud in the distance, with a person in the background saying"... That is massive." While the huge plume in the video does resemble a mushroom cloud, which can result from thermonuclear or atomic explosions, authorities have assured that there was no explosion at all. Instead, the thick cloud was the result of a controlled burn.
Pyrocumulus clouds, also known as fire clouds, can form when there is enough moisture in the atmosphere and convection currents are present... as long as the fire is hot enough to produce these conditions. These types of clouds are commonly seen over wildfires, volcanic eruptions... and other large-scale combustion events.
Footage of a "mushroom cloud" filmed at a beach near Florida went viral this week, leading to speculation that a "massive explosion" had occurred near the coast of the Sunshine State. The video, which has been viewed more than 400,000 times since Thursday, shows visitors puzzlingly looking toward a plume of smoke, far off in the distance.
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