February 6 2007

Colorful Snowfall in Siberia

Last week, reports of orange, yellow and green snow were coming from the area near Omsk in Siberia. After investigating the cause of the strange colored snow, officials have determined that the snow was not toxic or radioactive.

Specialists say that the color was produced by “sand, salt, dirt and other sediments from the drying up Aral Sea bottom in Kazakhstan that were carried by dust-storms.�

Link: Itar-Tass – Yellow Snow in W Siberia Not Hazardous