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2023-04-16 00:09:51 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

These are contrails. A rather simple phenomenon, in which hot exhaust from planes will react with the colder air at higher altitudes causing a visible trail of mist. With the increase in air travel, this has become more common https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrail Additionally, here is a thread that explains this https://twitter.com/MCCCANM/status/1643750871417901056

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• These are contrails. A rather simple phenomenon, in which hot exhaust from planes will react with the colder air at higher altitudes causing a visible trail of mist. With the increase in air travel, this has become more common https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrail Additionally, here is a thread that explains this https://twitter.com/MCCCANM/status/1643750871417901056