In recent days, the PLA's military exercises and training operations around Taiwan have been in full swing. However, on the morning of the 8th, "mushroom-shaped clouds" suddenly appeared in the sky in Taitung, and the people on the island were talking. Didn't there any experts say that "PLA missiles cannot hit Taitung"?
"Mushroom-shaped cloud"
missile appeared above Taitung? mushroom cloud
According to Global Times , at around 5 a.m. on the 8th, a Mr. Lin, who was fishing by the sea in Nantian, Taitung County, found a " mushroom-shaped cloud " in the sky in the direction of the Jiupeng Base of the Taiwan Army. The surrounding area also showed the color of golden light and fiery red . At first, he thought it was caused by the missile launched by the mainland. But after thinking about it carefully, Mr. Lin didn't hear any sound, so he immediately took a photo and left a certificate and asked for verification on social media.
After Mr. Lin posted the relevant photos, another angler also said that he had noticed this scene and also mistakenly thought it was a missile. He said that when he saw the shape of the cloud, he was really shocked. As a veteran, he believed that , this special mushroom cloud could be called " nuclear bomb level" .
Mr. Lin's photo also caused an uproar on the Internet, and the comment area also showed an atmosphere of panic. Many netizens began to worry: "Is it the Dongfeng missile fired?", "Is it a nuclear bomb exploded?", "100% like a nuclear explosion"...
Dongfeng missile was launched vertically next to the plastic greenhouse
"The earth is round, the PLA missile cannot hit Taiwan"
Seeing this scene, people can't help but think of the ridiculous remarks of a Taiwanese media person some time ago: "Because the earth is round, the PLA missile cannot hit Taitung."
Taiwan senior media person Wang Ruide made the above remarks in an interview with a program. He even made unfounded statements that the People's Liberation Army targeted Taiwan with thousands of missiles, but these missiles could not hit Taitung because the earth was round. Only when the aircraft group flew into the southeast airspace could it launch a strike against Taiwan. I really don't know how he made such anti-intellectual remarks.
In addition to the above amazing remarks, this senior media person, Wang Ruide, also has many shocking quotes. He once claimed that "all carrier-based on the People's Liberation Army's Shandong ships are models", and even slandered that "the mainland uses paper 3D printing rice."
In fact, many so-called Taiwanese experts often put forward some weird views to "brainwash the people" and attract attention. In order to refresh their popularity, they often say some weird remarks and amazing words on TV programs, and sometimes even in order to be able to justify themselves, they will "invent" some new theories.
Wang Ruide's data map
Scientific explanation, what is "glitter mushroom cloud"
In order to appease the panicked people, Huang Jiamei, director of the Taitung Meteorological Department, publicly responded to this mysterious "glitter mushroom cloud", saying that this wonder was caused by anvil-shaped cloud plus mushroom cloud .
In summer, anvil-shaped clouds appear very frequently. It is also a manifestation form of cumulonimbus cloud , which means that the convection in the air develops vigorously. In addition, there is a large low-pressure zone in the south around South China Sea recently, which will bring strong water vapor, while the windward surface in the southeast is relatively unstable, and the upward airflow is strong, which will lead to the shape of anvil-shaped clouds in the upper layer. At this time, with a strong upward flow toward the top, mushroom clouds will appear, and the whole process only takes 10-30 minutes to form.
As for why the surrounding mushroom clouds of show a fiery red color , according to Huang Jiamei, it is mainly caused by the reflection and refraction of of sunlight and refraction of . In the morning, the sun rises from the east, and the cloud appears in the southwest. Because there are many layers of vortex and full water vapor inside, after being refracted and reflected by the sun's light, the uppermost water vapor of the cloud will appear in a fiery red or golden color.
Dongfeng-15 ballistic missile
As of now, the People's Liberation Army military exercises have been going on for several days. Judging from the island's reaction to this mushroom cloud, saying "I'm not afraid" is just a word from Taiwan media to comfort themselves.
text: Fan Lifang Reviewed by: Wang Zhandao
