Posted on 03/13/2006 8:11:01 AM PST by presidio9
South Koreans were treated to a rare weather phenomenon on Monday when yellow snow fell in the capital and elsewhere across the country.
But the snow -- containing dust or sand from the desert regions of northern China -- could pose a health hazard, the country's meteorological office warned.
"It's tough to say whether it's yellow sand mixed in snow or if it's snow mixed in yellow sand," a met official told Reuters.
A high concentration of the dust particles prompted the weather bureau to issue a yellow dust warning for the second time in three days.
South Korea frequently gets sand or dust storms, but a yellow snow storm is very rare.
"I have never seen yellow snow falling before," the met official said.
The agency said the yellow snow was a health hazard and officials have warned that the pollutants in the flurries included heavy minerals.
Zappa ping!
Someone should write a song!
First to say it....DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW!
That’s what they’d like you to believe.
LOL:)
The husky population must be out of control.
Others can't even read what you write on the way home from the bar.
What out where the huskies go and don't you eat no yellow snow, in the immortal words of Frank Zappa.
How could anyone not think of that song? :)
Someone already did.
Yerrow snow?
In 5th grade, a boy told me to never eat the yellow snow. I thought he said "never eat the first snow"....so I asked why & everybody laughed & laughed.....in a panic I asked everyone "What is wrong with eating the first snow of the year?".....finally the boy repeated himself & I "got it". DOH!
Don't eat the yellow snow...
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Your tagline is hilarious!
South Koreans were treated to a rare weather phenomenon on Monday when yellow snow fell in the capital and elsewhere across the country.
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