Strange clouds on Ba Den Mountain make many social network users think of UFOs – unidentified flying objects.
On the morning of November 24, on social networks, an image of a giant cloud flying right above Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh, spread on social networks, making many users curious about this strange weather phenomenon.
In fact, meteorologists call them lenticular clouds, which form when strong, moist winds blow over rough terrain.
This is a rare weather phenomenon that occurs in winter.
How do lenticular clouds form?
Lenticular clouds can be formed when wind blows perpendicular to a mountain range, hill, or even a tall building.
This causes the moist, dry air layer to rise and cool, leading to the cooling phenomenon expanding the surrounding environment, reaching a certain temperature to form dew – it can no longer hold water vapor as before, leading to the formation of a cloud. “UFO” clouds (Unidentified flying object).
In particular, these lenticular clouds are always motionless and can hardly be moved by other winds.
Are lenticular clouds dangerous?
Lenticular clouds are a threat to aviation safety. The up and down movements of moist and dry air layers can cause turbulence.
Therefore, pilots try to avoid these waves because the presence of lenticular clouds means that there can be severe turbulence.
There have also been weather phenomena like this around the world. Some previous reports of UFO sightings have involved lenticular clouds, which can form in various parts of the world.
Not only lenticular clouds, around the world there has been a misconception that we have strange UFO-like weather phenomena, typically perforated clouds, formed by miniature snowstorms in layers. thin clouds in the sky and freezing.