<p>While heavy snowfalls are not unusual for January in Temirtau, Kazakhstan, residents were alarmed last week after snow fell white, but then was quickly coated by a black dust once on the ground, prompting environmental concerns.</p><p>Previously, local media reported</a> that Temirtau had some of the highest pollution rates in the country.</p><p>In the video above, a children’s playground can be seen covered in dark gray-black snow as winds whip in the background. Credit: Instagram/irinabodagova via Storyful</p><br />
