Orange snow covers many parts of Europe

The phenomenon of orange snow can be caused by grains of sand, dust is swept up into the atmosphere, flying to another place and falling back to the ground with snowfall.

Images of orange snow-covered slopes in a ski area in Sochi, Russia, attract much attention when shared on social networks. Other types of snow often appear in parts of countries like Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova, Science Alert today reported.

NASA satellite images show large amounts of sand and atmospheric dust suspended over the Mediterranean.

The grains of sand from the Sahara desert were swept up into the atmosphere, flying to another place and falling back to the ground with rain and snow, creating an orange snow phenomenon . This phenomenon occurs about every 5 years. Orange snow this year was particularly impressive due to a large desert sandstorm visible in NASA satellite imagery.

"A lot of dust from North Africa and Sahara is swept up from desert sandstorms. Sand is taken to higher layers of the atmosphere and scattered everywhere. NASA satellite images show a large amount of sand. and atmospheric dust hovering over the Mediterranean , " explained meteorologist Steven Keates.

In 2007, orange snow also appeared in Siberia. However, locals say that the snow smell is foul and has a greasy feeling when touched, possibly due to chemical contamination.

Snow brings special colors in the ski area in Sochi.(Video: Nazd1234).