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Southern Russia overwhelmed with purple snow
Published: 09 March, 2010, 22:43
Edited: 16 August, 2010, 21:39
TAGS: Ecology, Global warming, Russia, Thrills&Spills, Prime Time Russia, Weather
The very morning following the widely celebrated Woman's Day - people in Southern Russia could not believe their eyes when they found purple snow piled on city streets.
Scientists confirmed a multi-coloured snowfall – ranging from light purple to brown – had landed in Russia's Stavropol Region.
Having analysed the samples, climatologists ruled that the snow is perfectly safe. However, eating purple snow is still not recommended as scientists say it is full of dust from Africa.
A massive dust cyclone rose to upper atmosphere layers and then mixed with regular snow clouds in Russia's South.
So, as a matter of fact, purple snow was an expeditious shipping of African sand beaches to Stavropol region. If it was not for negative temperatures, its residents could already be having sand-bathes.
A similar incident took place some years ago in Russia's Far East.
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I'd never eat yellow snow, but I'd have to try the pink stuff
I agree, Mel! The "scientific" explanation makes absolutely no sense and, as has been the case lately (i.e. the Norway spiral, etc) it seems like they are just throwing any silly explanation out to the public in hopes that the sheep will accept it without question. I'm quite certain there have been dust storms in the past that have mixed with snow, but there has never been a report (at least none in the media) of purple snow resulting. Or perhaps the deserts of Africa are really covered in purple sand, and the golden/brown stuff we've seen on the telly for decades is only an illusion?
March 12, 2010, 09:43, mel wrote > Let's be real the snow is mixed with something man made this is not natural. "Climatologists have suggested the color could be due to a massive dust cyclone from Africa that mixed with snow clouds in the upper atmosphere." Do people actually buy that? This is just embarrassing if they do. I don't know why they would give that explanation; any color of snow is possible. I read about this in elementary school 10 years ago, it's nothing new - bacteria in the snow can create the effect of pigmentation, and based on certain factors, it can be any color.