As if it were the end of the world. This was the impression of terror experienced by the residents in the center of istanbul in Türkiye, when day turned into night for a giant black cloud that completely blocked out the sun.
This is an unprecedented phenomenon that caught the Turks off guard on Wednesday, who are still suffering from the impact of the earthquake that left thousands of deaths in this country last February.
According to international media, the black cloud that covered a large part of the city, was between approximately seven and 10 kilometers. The curious thing is that she was not white or gray, but had an intense black color. Quickly, she dissipated over Istanbul.
People captured the moment with photos and videos. The images surprise millions of people around the world. the cloud was so black that literally day changed to night for about five minutes, just like an eclipse.
The immense cloud left and after its passage, the sun shone again. However, the scare remained among its inhabitants.
Explanation of the phenomenon
The portal ACN reported that meteorologists explained that the huge black cloud that terrified people in istanbulis known as cumulonimbus or cumulonimbus cloud.
They indicated that after passing through the city, the cloud moved towards the Black Sea, where it dissipated.
The portal Weather explains that the cumulonimbus or cumulonimbus clouds They are the densest, largest, most powerful and “threatening” in the atmosphere.
The aforementioned medium expresses that the presence of these clouds is related to tornadoes, heavy rains, hailstorms and floods.
National Geographic details that “they are formed when the Sun heats the earth’s surface, also heating the air closest to the ground.”
Normally, when a cloud is very dark it is because it is highly charged with water. The middle Time He affirms that this large amount of water makes it so dense that it cannot be pierced by the sun’s rays.
However, the superstitious claim that the passage of the giant black cloud is a bad omen for Turkey.