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What is Volcanic Smog (AKA Vog)? Is Vog Dangerous? [Health Effects of Vog]
What is Volcanic Smog? Volcanic smog, also known as vog, is a form of air pollution caused when sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide emitted from a volcano react with oxygen and water particles in the air. The resulting mixture of airborne pollutants can penetrate deep into the lungs and irritate the tissues and mucus membranes […]
What Causes The Orange And Red Sunsets On The Big Island (And Hawaii)?
Another Day, Another Kona Sunset: Almost every day there is more than ‘just a sunset,’ there is a Kona sunset. Are Kona Sunsets Better? Don’t Kona sunsets seem more vivid, more interesting, and more colorful than in other parts of the world? Just what causes the orange and red sunsets on the Big Island to be […]
Kona Weather: Vog Information
Just What Is Vog? The term ‘vog’ refers to the hazy air pollution caused by the volcanic emissions from Kīlauea volcano, which are primarily water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas. In layman’s terms, vog is volcano emissions plus fog. If you are visiting from Southern California, a poor day of vog in […]
