Freezing Cold Air Creates ‘Diamond Dust’ ❄️ Epic Yellowstone Smithsonian Channel
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00:00 December is the coldest month in Yellowstone.
00:03 The average low hovers just above 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
00:10 And temperatures can plummet below -50.
00:16 Winter's first deep freeze is so extreme that it produces a rare spectacle.
00:28 [Diamond dust]
00:30 It appears when temperatures fall so low that the water vapor in the air crystallizes.
00:55 [Ice crystals]
00:57 Tiny rods of ice precipitate in the clear air and glitter as they scatter sunlight.
01:07 This phenomenon is more typically seen in the most frigid place on Earth, Antarctica.
01:21 [Diamond dust]
01:23 The sparkle of diamond dust is alluring.
01:34 But the conditions that create it mean trouble.
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