#Maui vog

DOH warns of potential health hazards from Kīlauea vog as eruption pauses

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is urging residents and visitors to take precautions as elevated volcanic gas emissions from the recently paused Kīlauea eruption continue to produce vog and poor air quality across the islands. 

‘Dr. Vog’ says the smog’s not gone, Maui’s monitors tell a different story

While emission rates from Kīlauea have recently been “high”—up to 50,000 metric tons of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) per day, according to USGS reports—Maui’s air quality sensors appear to be telling a different story.

Local Activists Plan Pollution Protests

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