Spectacular waterspouts spotted on NW China’s Qinghai Lake

World Today

At least nine towering waterspouts were spotted Monday over the central portion of China’s largest lake, the Qinghai Lake, in the country’s northwest.

Video footage provided by Tsering showed a white rotating column over the blue lake, just off the shore of an island in the lake center. Minutes later, a second, S-shaped, funnel cloud took shape near the first one.

The twin spouts were followed by seven other clouds near the lake center island in a period of about 40 minutes, witnesses said.

Even though waterspouts are on water, they can still pose a danger to swimmers, boaters, aircraft and people living near beaches.