Purple haze, don't know why? Here's the science behind the colourful fog seen in B.C.'s Okanagan

[Spazito]

Some residents of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley were briefly enveloped in shades of pink and purple this morning.

In Kelowna, a pink-hued fog appeared for several minutes shortly after 7:30 a.m. PT before returning to the more standard grey.

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CBC science specialist Darius Mahdavi said while it's not unheard of, pink fog is "an incredibly rare phenomenon."

It appears for the same reason the sky changes colour at sunrise or sunset, he explained.

"When sunlight has to pass through more layers of atmosphere — or in this case, the suspended water droplets that make up the fog — some of the colours, especially the blues, get scattered out, leaving the reds and oranges and pinks to reach your eyes," he said.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pink-purple-fog-kelowna-penticton-1.7100456

There are some incredible photos.

[Chainfire]

1. I remember purple haze, I think.

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"I got money, but I don't know why, 'scuse me while I kiss the sky."

[Spazito]

2. I loved the title of the article for that very reason...

very creative, lol.

[LiberalLovinLug]

3. I grew up in the Okanagan. Never saw that. Cool