Posted on 04/27/2012 6:58:10 PM PDT by Windflier
Mysterious green clouds have been spotted over the Russian capital, sparking fears of a chemical disaster and even some doomsday theories.
But the Emergencies Ministry is advising the public to calm down. It says the clouds are actually composed of birch pollen, not of chemicals from an allegedly burning factory in the Moscow region, as some reported.
Some people, however, got so scared that even the official comments could not convince them. Russian Twitter users have been posting alarming messages like “Moscow schools are closed because of the blast! Children are sent home,” “Sky has turned completely green in Moscow’s south!” and “The factory in Kaluga is destroyed!” A flood of 911 calls was also registered.
Others believe that the authorities are hiding information from the public: “Pollen is just an excuse. It might as well be the beginning of the Apocalypse!” one popular Russian blogger posted to his readers.
The odd natural phenomenon mystically coincided with the 26th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, which caused further speculation about the authorities withholding information.
Biologists say birch trees started blooming yesterday, which would also explain why Muscovites have started sneezing. Birch pollen is a strong allergen, so people suffering from hay fever are strongly advised to take the necessary steps.
“This pollen can stay in the air for quite a long time – around four weeks,” biologist Vladimir Murashov told Ria-Novosti. “The wind can carry it ten kilometers from the tree.”
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Have they opened a Taco Bell there recently?
Ok....who opened the Sixth Seal?
Pine trees in the South do this every spring. Some years are very bad and clouds of pollen look like smoke from fires - every thing is coated with yellow-green pollen. I think last year or the year before was really bad. Driving down the highway you could actually see the pollen exploding from the trees.
Caught some of that in Michigan’s upper peninsula a few years back. Pollen coated everything and my girlfriend was sick and angry the whole time.
I see you're well acquainted with salsa verde!
LOL! As a matter of fact, tonight for dinner...
I'm in Texas, and have seen that green pollen dusting in some years, but I've never seen it cloud the sky. Moscow must have one helluva pine forest surrounding it.
Zombie reports will start coming in next week.........
Ooops....
I know nothink!
I was thinking more along the lines of “Maximum Overdrive”.
Didn't those reports begin surfacing during the last election?
Soylent green clouds.
The pollen defiantly clouded sky in Mississippi that year. At fist I thought a forest was on fire.
The pollen defiantly clouded sky in Mississippi that year.
I prefer defiant pollen to that wishy washy roll over for anybody pollen.
RECAP: 1. Cardio 2. Double Tap 3. Seatbelts 4. Avoid public restrooms etc etc
Was Whoopi doing a remote broadcast for The View?
The Expositor's Bible Commentary says this about the color of the fourth horse: "'Pale' ( chloros ) denotes a yellowish green, the light green of a plant, or the paleness of a sick person in contrast to a healthy appearance." Put bluntly, this horse is the color of death .
Revelation 6:[7] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
[8] And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
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