Weird orange snow captivates skiers in eastern Europe
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About every five years, the snow turns orange in parts of eastern Europe.
That happened again over the weekend, stunning skiers in Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, and other places in the region, with photos of the oddity appearing on social media.
According to The Independent, the phenomenon is understood to be the result of Sahara Desert sand and dust being carried into the atmosphere, where it mixes with snow and rain, and is then dumped over areas in eastern Europe.
"There has been a lot of lifted sand or dust originating from North Africa and the Sahara, from sand storms which have formed in the desert," UK Met Office meteorologist Steven Keates told the newspaper. Read more...
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Weird orange snow captivates skiers in eastern Europe
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