While the Beirut explosion was powerful enough to form a so-called mushroom cloud, it lacked several of the telltale characteristics of a nuclear reaction. A typical nuclear reaction begins with a ...

An explosion of ammonium nitrate releases gases, including nitrogen dioxide, which is orange or reddish in color. Beirut disaster videos show a gray cloud rising from the port, in what appears to ...

A HUGE explosion that rocked Lebanon's capital Beirut in August 2020 created a mammoth mushroom cloud that dwarfed the city. We explain what causes a mushroom cloud, and why it's not proof of a nu ...

Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995. Videos showed an orange cloud over Beirut's port after the explosion, which is consistent with a nitrate-related explosion. The force shook ...

A massive explosion shook Beirut on Tuesday ... and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. At a press conference later Tuesday, President Trump said U.S. military generals told him that ...

Beirut governor Marwan Abboud told reporters ... just prior to the massive blast. The white cloud that accompanied the explosion appeared to be a condensation cloud, often common in massive ...

A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were ...

The 2020 Beirut explosion was sparked by tons of ammonium ... Horrifying video footage captured a mushroom cloud erupting from the warehouse, shockwaves from the blast then toppling buildings ...

A huge explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday ... The blast sent a huge mushroom cloud into the sky, seemingly emanating from a spot close to where a large fire had been burning.

Silos a towering reminder of Aug. 4, 2020 explosion Smouldering fire had put Beirut residents on edge for weeks 2020 blast seen as symbol of corruption of Lebanese elite BEIRUT, July 31 (Reuters ...

Then, after the blast sent a mushroom cloud into the air ... Samah Hadid lives within a mile of where the explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon. She said the blast destroyed her apartment.

A tragedy unfolded in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday when a massive mushroom-cloud-generating explosion shattered the port city. New images from satellites above show the scope of the devastation.