Eastern Europe got covered by Orange snow,looking as if on Mars.
Last week , orange coloured snow covered some areas
of Eastern Europe,
On Friday
and over the weekend, orange-tinted snow covered parts of Eastern Europe,
giving
countries like Russia, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine a new look.
Despite the
unearthly occurrence, meteorologists say the phenomenon actually occurs once
ever several years, typically caused by sand from storms in the Sahara Desert
mixing with snow and rain. However, this time, the concentrations of sand are
much higher, where some even complained of sand getting in their mouths. One
meteorologist, Steven Keates, said the sand can spread once it reaches the
upper levels of the atmosphere.
A satellite
image taken by NASA on Friday showed dust was clearly visible in a light brown
streak mixed in with white clouds above Easter Europe. “Looking at satellite
imagery from [NASA], it shows a lot of sand and dust in the atmosphere drifting
across the Mediterranean,” said Keates. “When it rains or snows, it drags down
whatever is up there, if
there is
sand in the atmosphere.
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