Black Snow

Ohh crikey that doesnt sound too nice hun and surely must be proof of the effects our lives are having on the environment I live in the UK and we rarely have snow here, when we do its not even that much that it settles on the ground but its stil pure white here so i dont no if its something local to you or not hun. Best wishes Lucy Oh and by the way i am very envious as i would love to live in canada - not just because owen hart lived there lol but i think its a fantastic country and would love to visit some time

When we do get snow here it's white and stays white til it melts, which isn't long at all. There has to be a factory of some sort that's putting pollutants in the air. Is the snow black in all areas of Canada, if so maybe it's a sign that the US and other countries have to look forward to. I can remember growing up and my mom making ice cream out of the snow, when we ever got any. Now though, it's not safe to eat it with all the pollutants in the air. I saw a program on the Discovery channel that once all the ice melts, the northern hemisphere will look like a tropical beach.

When I was a kid in Idaho out snow was alway white till it melted . The last time I was in Utah is was white on top but the ya got close to the road it urned colors mostly from car exhausteds adn they say smoking it bad it dont change the color of the snow like polution does!

I'm not sure about Montreal, but we deal with the same thing here in Indiana. I remember the snow lasting for days on end and it was still as white as it was when it first started to fall on the ground. I think the air is so dirty and it pollutes our pretty snow. Nothing is as nice as it used to be. It is sad.

Are there coal- or wood-burning industries or homes in your area? My ex-inlaws used coal and wood burning stoves to heat their home and cook on (yes, in this day and age). In the Rockies, there is always lots of snow, but it would be black or gray around their house. The soil is black, too - I hated when my kids got dirty there because it didn't wash out. I tried putting dark clothes on them if they were going there for that reason. But, that's the first thing I thought of when you mentioned black snow. When it snows, it cleans the air, but if they're using the coal to create steam or whatever, then the soot will fall and cover the snow.

no its the dirty air if you ask me

The only black snow I ever saw, or have seen, is always near the side of the road where the cars drive by, which make the dirt and bits of oil or whatever go to curbs where the snow is. Do you mean there areas not near roads or anything that are black? Wow.

Gee Sweets ours isn't black It is white in the few patches that are still here... Must be the pollutants ... xoxoxoxoxoo