Purple Snow in Russia

By Miss Cellania in Everything Else on Mar 11, 2010 at 12:51 pm

On Tuesday, folks in the Stavropol Region in Southern Russia found their countryside covered with purple-tinged snow!

Having analysed the samples, climatologists ruled that the snow is perfectly safe. However, eating purple snow is still not recommended as scientists say it is full of dust from Africa.

A massive dust cyclone rose to upper atmosphere layers and then mixed with regular snow clouds in Russia’s South.

This is not the first time the country has seen such a snow. Link -via Fortean Times

Tags: purple, russia, snow

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Splint Chesthair
Mar 11th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
I bet that’s perty at sunset. Glad to hear it’s not some kind of fallout.
Miss Cellania
Mar 11th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
I believe fallout is exactly what it is! But it’s apparently not radioactive fallout.
fraoch
Mar 11th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
My guess would have been alien plant spores that will turn us into zombies…or something.
Rocky
Mar 11th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
This is what Prince sings about in winter.
Johnny Cat
Mar 12th, 2010 at 1:16 am
In Soviet Russia, Shaun White chooses own snow colors.
Jon F
Mar 12th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Prince unavailable for comment.
Prince
Mar 12th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Frozen PURPLE RAIN, purple ra-ain!

i have like 40 versions already lined up
Sawhappy
Mar 14th, 2010 at 11:27 am
We had something like this happen last year in Colorado. The snow pack and glaciers were covered in dust and they melted because darker colors attract heat.
Foodie
Mar 16th, 2010 at 11:57 am
OK, so it’s not yellow – therefore it must be edible?
Ilan Ben Menachem
Mar 18th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
This is only happen in imagination .
Neil Smith
Sep 7th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
One of my conditions about snow is that it should be edible. Anyway that is what I tell all sales people who try to sell me artificial snow at Harrods.
Pink snow is just lovely !

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