Purple haze, don't know why? Here's the science behind the colourful fog seen in B.C.'s Okanagan
Some residents of B.C.'s Okanagan Valley were briefly enveloped in shades of pink and purple this morning, when a hued fog appeared for several minutes. It's an 'incredibly rare phenomenon,' a CBC science specialist says.
![Purple haze, don't know why? Here's the science behind the colourful fog seen in B.C.'s Okanagan](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7100568.1706725880!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/purple-fog.jpg)
![Dana Coates took this photo from a deck overlooking Okanagan Lake. Purple fog over a lake.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7100568.1706725880!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/purple-fog.jpg)
Some residents of B.C.'s Okanagan Valley were briefly enveloped in shades of pink and purple this morning, when a hued fog appeared for several minutes. It's an 'incredibly rare phenomenon,' a CBC science specialist says.