Achoo At 12 O’Clock Low

In Massachusetts, pollen clouds were visible from thousands of feet above the earth.

Pollen Cloud over Massachusetts
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Key Takeaways:

  • *Plane & Pilot*'s Photo of the Week featured a massive pollen cloud over Massachusetts, captured by a Reddit user from a plane.
  • The pollen cloud was exceptionally dense, appearing on weather radar and causing significant airborne pollen.
  • This springtime phenomenon occurs when dry, windy fronts shake pollen from trees, greatly affecting allergy sufferers.
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Pollen Cloud over Massachusetts

This week’s Plane & Pilot Photo of the week is from Reddit user u/HighVelocitySloth, who captured a pollen cloud blowing way down below a plane as it flew along. He wasn’t the only witness. Massachusetts weather authorities said that the clouds were so thick they actually showed up on radar. The phenomenon is not unknown. In springtime, it happens after a dry front blows through, bringing winds and cooler, dry air, shaking the pollen from the trees and sending it airborne and sending allergy sufferers scurrying for their Zyrtec.

Want to see more of our Photos of the Week? Check out “Airline Comfort In Days Gone By.”

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