Pink snow: Extreme weather is probably causing an extraordinary natural phenomenon in the Alps. The snow could turn pink due to mixing with red sand.
Two meters of fresh snow in the Piedmont Alps is likely to turn snow amounts pink on Sunday. But snowfall is not the only natural phenomenon. A high pressure area is blocking the vortex to the east. The consequence: The cyclone area is intensifying and will bring severe storms to Emilia-Romagna on Thursday and devastating cyclones across the country by the weekend.