At Punta Penia, 3,343 meters high, the snow cover has taken on the typical reddish color of Saharan sand
The sand of the Sahara, thanks to the wave of bad weather and the strong wind especially at high altitude, has transformed into red snow on the Marmolada. At Punta Penia, 3,343 meters high, the snow cover has taken on the typical reddish color of Saharan sand.
According to Meteotrentino experts, «the phenomenon can happen especially during the autumn months but it can also occur in spring. The sand made a ‘journey’ of over 2,500 kilometers, also reaching the beaches of Riva del Garda.”
Bad weather: red snow on Marmolada with Sahara sand carried by winds
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The Scirocco is coloring our skies yellow, ocher or orange, transporting a lot of ‘Desert Sand’ to high altitudes: the flakes, together with the Saharan silt, give the new snow cover a color between pink and red, precisely the well-known phenomenon of ‘Red Snow’“
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2024-04-02 19:16:37
