Desert Rain in Armenia
"The yellow rain in Armenia is resulted by a cyclone penetrating to our country from the South. The cyclone is coming from the Arabic deserts carrying with it dirty and dusty air," says Zaruhi Petrosyan, Head of the Operative Hydrometeorology Center at "ArmStateHydromet" SNCO.
"It is not the first time yellow rain falls in Armenia. It depends on the field of nebulosity. Naturally, northern currents are cleaner than southern ones," adds Zaruhi Petrosyan.
In reply to A1+'s question whether the ongoing construction, lack of green areas and air pollution do not affect the quantity and quality of rain, Mrs. Petrosyan said: "If the wind takes the sand and dust into the air, it surely affects the rain quality but they will not have reverse effects in Yerevan."
Yellow rain fell throughout Armenia.
Today's rain is comparatively cleaner.
Note no precipitations are forecast during the official events of May 9.
