It is only a minor annoyance here, and only for those suffering from asthma or some similar condition, but it does cut down the visibility quite a bit, and adds a lot of color to the sunrises and sunsets. [on the west side of the island, we don't get to see the sunrises, unless we drive to the top of the 10,000 foot volcano to the east of us]
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 2:44 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Well that's to be expected whey you're breathing sulfuric acid, sulfur > dioxide and other things, not meant for humane consumption. > > Sure is pretty though. > > > On 2/1/2016 12:07 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> The sunset, two nights ago, as seen from Charlies Young Beach Park on >> Maui: >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18181962&size=lg >> K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom >> Comments are invited. >> >> The color of this sunset is produced by "vog" from the Big Island, >> which had been drifting over to Maui because a high pressure area was >> diverting the usual trade winds from the Northeast. >> >> Vog isresults when sulfur dioxide and other gases and particles >> emitted by an erupting volcano react with oxygen and moisture in the >> presence of sunlight. The word is a portmanteau of the words >> "volcanic", "smog", and "fog". >> >> Vog makes for colorful sunsets, but can cause headaches, watery eyes, >> sore throats, or even breathing difficulties if it is concentrated >> enough or persists for a long period or time. On Maui, it is usually >> quite mild compared to what can occur on certain portions of the >> Island of Hawaii (the Big Island). >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> > > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
