Show colored snow storms were recorded as long ago as the sixth cen century turi and a shower bower of red hall is said by huni hum boldt to have once occurred in palermo in tuscany on march 14 1813 there fell ell hall ball ol of an orange color in 1808 red snow fell ell to a depth ol of over five leet icet in G garmany amany the storm ol of colored snow was followed by bue of the regulation color and the effect pro produced deuced by the separate layers of red and hile which were perfectly distinct was vety very peculiar A portion of 0 the scarlet snow was melted in a vessel and the water evalora evaporated le d when a fine rose colored earthy sediment was found at the 16 bottom snow of a brick red hue fell in italy in 1816 and in the tyrol in 1847 in the first volume ol of kanes kancs arctic exploration it is stated staled that when the ship passed cd the crimson cliffs ol of sit sir john ross the p patches 1 aiches of red snow from which they derive their name could be seen at a distance ol of fully ter ten miles mile s |