February 25 - The 1991 Black Rain That Fell in Turkey

The smoke from the burning oil wells billowed into the atmosphere and hung among the same water droplets that make up the clouds, so when that rain was released, it carried with it the crude that it blended with, resulting in the black rain. Turkish scientists found the “smoking gun”when they tested the rain and found that it contained several substances present in Kuwaiti oil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices