Russia and eastern Europe were blanketed with orange snow in a freak weather event
Source: businessinsider.com
Russia and eastern Europe were blanketed with orange snow in a freak weather event
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Storms in northern Africa picked up sand, dust, and pollen particles from the Sahara and blew them across the Mediterranean and Europe, The Independent reported. It then mixed with snow and rain in eastern Europe and Russia, turning the snow orange.
Skiers and snowboarders in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania posted photos of the surreal scenes on social media on Friday and Saturday. People in the region complained of sand in their mouths, the BBC reported.
The weather phenomenon happens every five years or so, and has previously occurred in other parts in the world, meteorologists said.
The same weather event also caused the skies in Greek island of Crete to turn orange on Thursday.
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25 March 2018
People in eastern Europe have been wondering at the appearance of orange-tinted snow.
Pictures of the snow have been posted on social media from Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova.
Meteorologists say the phenomenon is caused by sand from Sahara desert storms mixing with snow and rain.
It occurs roughly once every five years but concentrations of sand are higher than usual this time. People have complained of sand in their mouths.
Skiers and snowboarders from resorts near the Russian city of Sochi sent pictures of the unusual scenes.
