Rain of blood or red rain. It can happen

Nature and its mysteries bring us impressive natural phenomena, among them it has been possible to witness the Rain of blood or red rain, but what is it ? What does it rain that looks like vital fluid? We tell you everything!

Rain of blood: What is it about?

The first thing you should know is that the rain of blood is a term used for rain that carries desert sand, not blood. Punctually, it moves the fine particles of desert sand that are whipped by the winds, mixed with the moisture in the clouds and that is why when the rain falls it seems a reddish color and when it dries, it leaves a thin layer of dust that can also be red like blood.This material is capable of covering houses, cars and garden furniture.

The example more Recent of this phenomenon called blood rain happened in 2001, when a red shower fell on the Indian state of Kerala. On this occasion the red rain began to fall and did it intermittently for several weeks.or was strong enough to stain clothes.There were also reports of green, yellow, brown and black rains.After much speculation and when scientific researchers were able to study the phenomenon, it was shown that in this case-unlike the one It contains desert sand-a red algal bloom was responsible for the crimson precipitation.

The storms in the Sahara desert, which is about 2,000km away, are usually responsible for stirring dust blown to the United Kingdom, for example.This type of "blood shower" occurs, to a lesser or greater degree, a few times a year in the United Kingdom, according to experts.

It is more common to happen in southern Europe, in places like Spain and southern France, because they are closer to the Sahara. But you can travel longer distances and fall into such areas distant as the Scandinavian Peninsula.

There are records of "rain of blood" in historical texts.Previously, there was a belief that the red rain was really composed of blood and was considered a bad omen. It was often used in texts and literature to predict bad For example, it is mentioned in Homer's Iliad, which is said to have been written around the 8th century BC The 12th-century writer Geoffrey de Monmouth, who made King Arthur's legends popular, also referred to the red rain, as well as the 12th century historian, William of Newburgh.

Did you know the phenomenon of the red rain? Although today we know the scientific explanations about it, in the past, witnessing an event like this should be extremely impressive.

Have you been able to see with your own eyes the "rain of blood"? Maybe some weird rain? Tell us about your experience!

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