Posted on 11:28 pm, Friday, July 16, 2010. Tags: CO2, kilauea, sulfur dioxide, volcano watch
(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Like the delicate interplay between the Spanish and Dutch soccer players in the final game of the World Cup, competing forces shape our island environment and control prevailing conditions. For example, volcanic air pollution in Hawaii is a […]
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Posted on 9:52 pm, Wednesday, October 14, 2009. Tags: kilauea, sulfur dioxide, volcano watch
(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) A common saying in the real estate business is that three things matter regarding property: “location, location, location.†The same might be said about the effects of Kilauea’s irritating sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions and resulting vog. It’s all […]
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Posted on 9:48 pm, Thursday, January 29, 2009. Tags: halemaumau, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, volcano watch
(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) It seems that something new and different is always cooking at Kilauea. In December a change in the aroma coming from Pele’s kitchen was noticed by the HVO and National Park staffs, along with nearby residents. The biting, […]
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Posted on 2:43 pm, Thursday, January 29, 2009. Tags: big island, sulfur dioxide, vog
MEDIA RELEASE The si State Department of Health has launched a Web site where the public can obtain up-to-date information on sulfur dioxide levels in areas of the Big Island impacted by vog and volcanic emissions. The public is encouraged to use the Web site http://www.hiso2index.info to access sulfur dioxide levels in the Pahala, Hilo, […]
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