Can someone tell me more about the 'red rain' in Kerala in 2001???

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miku87_in

i don't know bro. sorry !

Zain

Red rain in Kerala was a phenomenon observed sporadically from 25 July to 23 September 2001 in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Heavy downpours occurred in which the rain was primarily red, staining clothes and appearing like blood.[Yellow, green, and black rains were also reported.

It was initially suspected that the rains were coloured by fallout from a hypothetical meteor burst, but the Government of India commissioned a study which found the rains had been coloured by spores from a locally prolific aerial algae. Then in early 2006, the coloured rains of Kerala suddenly rose to worldwide attention after media reports of a conjecture that the coloured particles are extraterrestrial cells.

brainless

Samples of a red rain that fell across the state of Kerala in India in July-August 2001 have been found to contain microscopic red cells (Louis and Kumar, 2006) of unknown origin. The early fall was associated with the 'thunder' and flash of a large meteor. They report that the cells appear to be very unusual in lacking a nucleus and DNA.

http://www.astrobiology.cf.ac.uk/redrain.html

shivangini s

As far as i remember the explanation given had something to do with meteoric dust.

aindrea p

Hi I found this on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_rain_in_Kerala
hope it helps!

SDchick

Scientists in the southern Indian state of Kerala have begun examining an unusual phenomenon: coloured rainfall in some parts of the state.

Its southern and central districts have witnessed spells of coloured rain over the past week, prompting researchers to launch a formal investigation.

It all started with scarlet rain showers last Thursday on some villages in the southern districts of Kottayam and Idukki.

Soon, a similar phenomenon was reported from eight other districts of the state. These areas witnessed spells of green, yellow, brown and black rains.

Almost the entire state, except for two northern districts, have reported these unusual rains over the past week.

Atmospheric dust

Scientists from the Trivandrum-based Centre for Earth Science Studies are now studying the rain waters collected by local people.

The institute's Director, M Baba, said the scientists would not be able to say anything until the analysis was completed. He said it might take up to three weeks to reach a conclusion.

Coloured rains have been reported from some other parts of the world in the past.

Experts said the most likely reason was the presence of dust in the atmosphere which colours the water.

They said yellow rain could be due to sand or the presence of pollen in the air. This was the reason given for coloured rains in Afghanistan a few years ago.

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