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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Scientists reveal reason behind ‘blood rain’ that turned Iran’s shoreline crimson

A woman walks along the beach on Hormuz Island - (AFP via Getty)

The “blood rain” that turned an Iranian island’s coastline crimson last week was due to the local soil containing high concentrations of oxidised iron, experts said.

Social media footage showed rainwater streaming down a cliff to the beach on Hormuz Island, located in the Strait of Hormuz at the junction of the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.

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