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Southern Russia overwhelmed with purple snow

By T.K. Randall
March 12, 2010 · Comment icon 16 comments

Image Credit: sxc.hu
Residents of southern Russia were perplexed this week after purple snow started piling up in the streets.
Scientists believe the strange coloured snow is the result of a massive dust cyclone mixing with snow clouds in the upper atmosphere, it is believed the dust is from Africa.
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.


Source: RT.com | Comments (16)




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Comment icon #7 Posted by HerNibs 14 years ago
Is that picture photoshopped? Nope! Purple Polar Bears Nibs
Comment icon #8 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 14 years ago
Nope! Purple Polar Bears Nibs That's some side effect!
Comment icon #9 Posted by The Curious One 14 years ago
I can understand how they could get yellow snow from africa but purple snow....thats just not right kinda sad they have to tell you that you shouldn't eat purple snow
Comment icon #10 Posted by minkalover168 14 years ago
Why does Russia get the purple snow?!? :angry2:
Comment icon #11 Posted by danielost 14 years ago
Why does Russia get the purple snow?!? :angry2: because you live on saturn.
Comment icon #12 Posted by ADMikey 14 years ago
I can explain this meteorological phenomena: Purple snow is likely caused by a change in the red dye of wind-blown dirt that gave it a purplish hue instead of blood red. In the Mount Katmai eruption in 1912, volcanic ash in snowstorms made black snow to fall in Alaska and parts of western Canada. Colored snow is also common in areas far from wherever large factories released soot and smoke into the atmosphere to travel around from winds. Anyways, let's pray for Purple Rain or ask Prince to sing along with us.
Comment icon #13 Posted by the rebirth 14 years ago
tis grape flavour? thats enough for a lot of snowcones, russia. i fully expect russia to provide snowcones for everyone. oh and that purple polar bear would be the only one capable of effective camouflage in this new russian landscape. serves all the other bears right for makin fun of him that whole time.
Comment icon #14 Posted by Moon Princess 14 years ago
Nope! Purple Polar Bears Nibs Omg. o-o; *Reads the link*
Comment icon #15 Posted by san girl 14 years ago
Woah thats weird but KEWL!!!
Comment icon #16 Posted by AliveInDeath 14 years ago
I want red snow


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