Have you ever seen or heard of orange snowfall? Probably not, but in 2007 oily orange-tinted snow fell at three places in Siberia. After this, in 2018, in the city of Sochi, Russia, there was again orange snowfall in the mountains. These orange snow-capped mountains of Europe looked like Mars as the orange snow spread far and wide, it didn't seem like this view could be from the Earth. In Eastern Europe, orange snow fell in Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, and other adjacent regions. As beautiful as this orange snow appeared, the more surprising was the reason behind it.
This was not a normal snowfall as the smell was also arising from it. Initially, scientists believed that pollution or radioactivity could be the reason behind this. But on testing, it was found to contain high amounts of acids, nitrates, and iron. Experts consider the Sahara desert responsible for this. Meteorologists believe that this was happening due to sand storms rising from the Sahara desert mixing with snow and rain. According to Scientists, the sands of the Sahara desert in North Africa arrived in the hills of Eastern Europe through a storm, covering the mountains there with orange-colored snow due to the combination of rain and snow, causing this unique phenomenon to appear. This storm was so huge that it could be seen even from the satellite.
According to the Meteorological Department, whenever the sand entered the upper level of the atmosphere, it began to spread to various regions. And later, when it snows or rains, it brings everything from above with it to the ground, even sand. This is one of the largest transfers of desert sand ever recorded from the Sahara to any other distant location. People who went skiing shared their pictures on social media, seeing which the world was stunned.
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