As heavy rains continue to lash Uttarakhand, a video showing the formation of a ‘shelf cloud’ in Haridwar has gone viral on social media. Garnering close to 1.9 lakh views on Twitter, the video shows a meteorological occurrence commonly known as a ‘shelf cloud’, or ‘arcus cloud’.
The footage, shared by Twitter user Anindya Singh, features clouds that resemble a majestic snow-covered mountain and has sparked curiosity about this extraordinary weather phenomenon.