Earth:Black rain
Black rain is liquid precipitation polluted with dark particulates, especially soot and ashes (including coal ash) resulting from wildfires, coal combustion, or nuclear explosions (a liquid type of nuclear fallout).[1][2][3][4]
Notable incidents
During the 2026 Iran war, an Israeli airstrike against Iranian fuel storage depots caused black rain that engulfed Tehran. Surfaces around the city were covered in black, sooty residue as a result.[5]
In April 2026 during the Russo-Ukrainian war, amidst Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian Federation and their petroleum industry, the Tuapse disaster occurred which has led to black rain being seen in the town of Tuapse. [6]
Similarly to Tuapse also in April 2026 amidst further Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia and their petroleum industry, the Perm disaster occurred which has also led to black rain being seen in the city of Perm.[7]
See also
- Rain dust
- Red rain
References
- ↑ , Wikidata Q63214334
- ↑ "Black Rain". 2024-07-23. https://www.orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/nuclear-weapons/hiroshima/black-rain.html.
- ↑ Pereira, Guilherme Martins; da Silva Caumo, Sofia Ellen; Grandis, Adriana; do Nascimento, Emerson Queiroz Mota; Correia, Alexandre Lima; de Melo Jorge Barbosa, Henrique; Marcondes, Marta Angela; Buckeridge, Marcos Silveira et al. (2021). "Physical and chemical characterization of the 2019 "black rain" event in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo, Brazil". Atmospheric Environment 248. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118229.
- ↑ "Black rain forecast for southern Brazil and northern Uruguay". 2024-09-05. https://en.mercopress.com/2024/09/05/black-rain-forecast-for-southern-brazil-and-northern-uruguay.
- ↑ "‘The Air is Unbreathable’: Tehran Shrouded in Cloud of Toxic Smoke After Israel Strikes Fuel Depots". Time. 2026-03-09. https://time.com/7383099/iran-news-oil-strikes-tehran/.
- ↑ Chernova, Clare Sebastian, Anna (2026-04-30). "‘Oil is literally falling from the sky’: Russian town fears environmental disaster after Ukrainian drone strikes on refinery" (in en). https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/europe/russia-tuapse-oil-refinery-strikes-pollution-intl-cmd.
- ↑ "Ukraine expands oil strikes on Russia as Putin proposes brief ceasefire" (in en-GB). 2026-04-30. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21mlr8kk3o.
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