Sulfur dioxide plume from Halema’uma’u Crater, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii.
Published Jan 19, 2011
Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes, but it is of the sort that tends to ooze lava more often than it explodes. But starting on March 19, a small explosion rained rock and ash over the summit. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory warned on March 28 that sulfur dioxide concentrations in the air downwind from the volcano were likely to be hazardous. Even before the March 19 explosion, elevated sulfur dioxide levels prompted the National Park Service to close part of Crater Rim Drive.
Published Mar 29, 2008
The world’s longest-lived volcanic eruption, Kilauea, continued on July 30, 2011.
Published Aug 1, 2011
Volcanic gases from Kilauea, the most active volcano in Hawai'i, blanketed the islands in thick haze in early December 2008.
Published Dec 6, 2008
Sulfur dioxide emissions from ore processing facilities in Norilsk exceed that of many volcanoes.
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A large cloud of sulfur dioxide stretched across the Northern Pacific Ocean following the eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano in mid-June 2009.
Published Jun 18, 2009
