The image was shared a lot on social networks, attracting a large number of viewers, recording a scene of a strange mushroom cloud with a bright orange color, appearing in the sky in Portugal on March 20. Occasionally a few lightning bolts flashed in the clouds.

Incredible footage shows the cloud spreading over a wide area above the highway. The person who shared the image also included a caption on Facebook: "Does anyone know what’s going on?"

Explaining the phenomenon, Grahame Madge, a spokesman at the British Weather Agency (Met Office), said it was a cumulonimbus cloud.

These clouds form under unstable weather conditions. "Some areas in the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa are experiencing such weather patterns. One of the characteristics that creates this instability is the development of thunderstorms and cloud clouds," Madge said.

Also according to this expert, cosmic clouds have appeared quite a lot in Europe under appropriate weather conditions.

"In this case, the clouds of the universe were illuminated by the sun from behind, creating a fiery image like lighting. Through this, we can clearly see the details of the giant shape of the said." , Mr. Madge explained.

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