Brazil's Sao Paulo turned white by freak hailstorm
19 May 2014 Last updated at 15:32 ET
Brazil's Sao Paulo turned white by freak hailstorm
An unusually heavy hailstorm in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, has brought residents out onto to the streets to play with the ice it left behind.
For many of them, it was the first time the had seen huge ice balls littering the streets of the subtropical city.
The hail left many roads flooded or coated in white.
The ice lingered until Monday morning in many gardens in the Aclimacao neighbourhood.
The Center for Emergency Management said on Monday that the storm had dumped 10 cm of moisture on the city.
The news is welcome as Sao Paulo had been enduring a long, dry spell.
More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27480034
This might remind progressive DU'ers of their outstanding progressive friend, ocpagu, who lives in Sao Paulo. She shared some wonderful photos with us of an unexpected snowstorm, and people who went out all over the city at night to explore the mysterious snow filling up their city parks, etc.
They are getting a very close look at global warming, apparently.
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