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

Pollen Cloud over Massachusetts
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Key Takeaways:

  • The *Plane & Pilot* Photo of the Week featured a massive pollen cloud over Massachusetts, captured by Reddit user u/HighVelocitySloth.
  • The pollen cloud was so thick that it was detected by Massachusetts weather radar authorities.
  • This phenomenon is common in springtime, occurring after a dry front brings winds that shake pollen from trees, sending it airborne.
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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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