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| Orange snow transforms eastern Europe into 'Mars' | Orange snow transforms eastern Europe into 'Mars' |
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| Dust from a sandstorm in the Sahara desert is causing snow in eastern Europe to turn orange, transforming mountainous regions of Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and Romania into Mars-like landscapes. | Dust from a sandstorm in the Sahara desert is causing snow in eastern Europe to turn orange, transforming mountainous regions of Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and Romania into Mars-like landscapes. |
| The unusual scenes are believed to be created by a mix of sand, dust and pollen particles stirred up and swept across from storms in northern Africa. According the meteorologists, the phenomenon occurs roughly every five years. | The unusual scenes are believed to be created by a mix of sand, dust and pollen particles stirred up and swept across from storms in northern Africa. According the meteorologists, the phenomenon occurs roughly every five years. |
| Марсианские пейзажи, апокалипсис на горе сегодня! Я думала, что такое бывает только вблизи Африки, на Лансароте-Тенерифе или ещё где-то там, этот ветер горячий, который несёт песок из пустыни. Но в Поляне тоже произошло что-то невероятное, хотя пустыни довольно далеко. Если честно, жёлтый песок сверху мокрого снега, - зрелище необычное, но очень грустное. Сезон, и без того короткий, с каждым днём оставляет все меньше надежд на продолжение. #розахутор #песчанаябуря #желтыйснег #бурявкраснойполяне #rosakhutor #yellowsnow #sandstorm | Марсианские пейзажи, апокалипсис на горе сегодня! Я думала, что такое бывает только вблизи Африки, на Лансароте-Тенерифе или ещё где-то там, этот ветер горячий, который несёт песок из пустыни. Но в Поляне тоже произошло что-то невероятное, хотя пустыни довольно далеко. Если честно, жёлтый песок сверху мокрого снега, - зрелище необычное, но очень грустное. Сезон, и без того короткий, с каждым днём оставляет все меньше надежд на продолжение. #розахутор #песчанаябуря #желтыйснег #бурявкраснойполяне #rosakhutor #yellowsnow #sandstorm |
| A post shared by Маргарита Альшина (@margarita_alshina) on Mar 23, 2018 at 4:49am PDT | A post shared by Маргарита Альшина (@margarita_alshina) on Mar 23, 2018 at 4:49am PDT |
| Не удивляйтесь, это не пески, это снег в Сочи. pic.twitter.com/vTUuRPCeQY | Не удивляйтесь, это не пески, это снег в Сочи. pic.twitter.com/vTUuRPCeQY |
| Steven Keates, a weather forecaster at the UK’s Met Office, told the Independent: | Steven Keates, a weather forecaster at the UK’s Met Office, told the Independent: |
| “As the sand gets lifted to the upper levels of the atmosphere, it gets distributed elsewhere. | “As the sand gets lifted to the upper levels of the atmosphere, it gets distributed elsewhere. |
| “Looking at satellite imagery from Nasa, it shows a lot of sand and dust in the atmosphere drifting across the Mediterranean.” | “Looking at satellite imagery from Nasa, it shows a lot of sand and dust in the atmosphere drifting across the Mediterranean.” |
| Skiers and snowboarders posted photographs on Instagram and Twitter that showed eerie orange scenes. | Skiers and snowboarders posted photographs on Instagram and Twitter that showed eerie orange scenes. |
| Чё, почти как в пустыне 😂 • • #sky #mountains #nature #view #landscape #clouds #beautiful #goodday#mountain #goodphoto #bestoftheday #bestphoto #spring #water #horizon #walking #walk #sochifornia #gorkygorod #gopro #goprooftheday #go_pro #snow #rosakhutor #sea #blacksea #amazing #sunrise #snowboarding #безфильтров | Чё, почти как в пустыне 😂 • • #sky #mountains #nature #view #landscape #clouds #beautiful #goodday#mountain #goodphoto #bestoftheday #bestphoto #spring #water #horizon #walking #walk #sochifornia #gorkygorod #gopro #goprooftheday #go_pro #snow #rosakhutor #sea #blacksea #amazing #sunrise #snowboarding #безфильтров |
| A post shared by Ekaterina (@katrin.jd) on Mar 23, 2018 at 7:33am PDT | A post shared by Ekaterina (@katrin.jd) on Mar 23, 2018 at 7:33am PDT |
| An image captured at Russia’s Sochi ski resort, depicts unfazed skiers gliding down tangerine slopes under an orange-tinted sky. | An image captured at Russia’s Sochi ski resort, depicts unfazed skiers gliding down tangerine slopes under an orange-tinted sky. |
| Unusual orange snow being experienced. #orangesnow #snowandsand #landscapephotography #phenomenal #epic #lookatthisphotograph #photooftheday #photographer #lands #changesinnature #naturelovers #naturalvibes #naturephotography | Unusual orange snow being experienced. #orangesnow #snowandsand #landscapephotography #phenomenal #epic #lookatthisphotograph #photooftheday #photographer #lands #changesinnature #naturelovers #naturalvibes #naturephotography |
| A post shared by IRIEDAWTA (BINTA KINTEH) (@iriedawtaa) on Mar 25, 2018 at 6:57am PDT | A post shared by IRIEDAWTA (BINTA KINTEH) (@iriedawtaa) on Mar 25, 2018 at 6:57am PDT |
| Марс атакует 🌔 #smurygins_family_trip | Марс атакует 🌔 #smurygins_family_trip |
| A post shared by Alina Smurygina (@sinyaya_ptiza) on Mar 23, 2018 at 11:55pm PDT | A post shared by Alina Smurygina (@sinyaya_ptiza) on Mar 23, 2018 at 11:55pm PDT |
| Сегодня на Розе Хутор можно увидеть уникальное явление- коричневый снег 😱😱😱 После песчаной бури все горы были покрыты мелкими крупицами песка, дополняют эту странность коричневые тучи😄 #travel #ski #snowboard #skiing #snowboarding #snow #winter #mountain #mountains #sport #activity #ksushaknopik #wonderful #traveling #wintersport #view #beautiful #instructor #skiinstrucrot #sochi #rosakhutor #adler #gorkygorod | Сегодня на Розе Хутор можно увидеть уникальное явление- коричневый снег 😱😱😱 После песчаной бури все горы были покрыты мелкими крупицами песка, дополняют эту странность коричневые тучи😄 #travel #ski #snowboard #skiing #snowboarding #snow #winter #mountain #mountains #sport #activity #ksushaknopik #wonderful #traveling #wintersport #view #beautiful #instructor #skiinstrucrot #sochi #rosakhutor #adler #gorkygorod |
| A post shared by Snowboard & Ski Instructor (@ksusha_knopik) on Mar 23, 2018 at 12:54am PDT | A post shared by Snowboard & Ski Instructor (@ksusha_knopik) on Mar 23, 2018 at 12:54am PDT |
| One person wrote “Martian landscape, Apocalypse Now.” | One person wrote “Martian landscape, Apocalypse Now.” |
| Another added: “Snowy slopes were transformed into barkhan dunes.” | Another added: “Snowy slopes were transformed into barkhan dunes.” |
| It is not the first time eastern Europeans have experienced an eerie snow-tint. | It is not the first time eastern Europeans have experienced an eerie snow-tint. |
| A similar phenomenon happened in 2007 when mysterious “oily” orange snow fell across three regions of southern Siberia. | A similar phenomenon happened in 2007 when mysterious “oily” orange snow fell across three regions of southern Siberia. |
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