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Tracking Mauna Loa’s Eruption is a Gas

by Weatherboy Team Meteorologist - December 9, 2022

A USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory gas specialist uses a FTIR spectrometer on the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa during the 2022 eruption. The FTIR measures the composition of the gases being emitted during the eruption by measuring how the plume absorbs infrared energy. The plume being generated by the ongoing eruption is sulfur-dioxide (SO2) rich, but also contains water vapor, carbon dioxide, and halogen gases such as HCl and HF. Image: USGS/M. Patrick.

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Volcanic Gas from Mauna Loa Eruption in Hawaii Begins to Cover the Continental U.S.

by Weatherboy Team Meteorologist - December 4, 2022

The ADAM Platform illustrates ESA Sentinel-2 Satellite Data that shows SO2 gas rising up from Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii is beginning to cover up large portions of the United States mainland. This picture is as of December 2 data. Image: ADAM Platform

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Toxic Plume from Caribbean Volcano Wraps Around Earth; Arrives Over India

by Weatherboy Team Meteorologist - April 16, 2021

Data captured by Earth Observing satellites can help visualize the SO2 emissions from the erupting volcano in the Caribbean as it travels around the world. Image: ADAM Platform / Meteorological and Environmental Earth Observation

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Heavy Ash, Rocks, Toxic Gas Exploding out of Erupting Caribbean Volcano: La Soufriere on St. Vincent

by Weatherboy Team Meteorologist - April 11, 2021

Ash continues to fall on St. Vincent, home of the La Soufriere Volcano that continues to erupt. The waterfront here is covered in thick ash, with the weight of the ash collapsing some structures. Image: Caribbean Disaster Emergency Agency

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Hazardous Plume from Kilauea Extends Across Pacific

by Weatherboy Team Meteorologist - May 29, 2018

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