A rare phenomenon that occurs just once about every five years is turning the snow orange in eastern Europe.
The orange snow is a result of sand storms from the Sahara Desert mixing with rain and snow, according to the BBC.
People have taken to social media to post photos of the orange-tinted snow, which is falling in countries like Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania. Skiers posted photos of the colored snow at a resort near Sochi, Russia.
Steve Keates, a meteorologist who works for the U.K.’s national weather service, known as the Met Office, told The Independent that the orange snow is …read more
Source: Time
