tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post1487832374692073360..comments2024-01-16T21:38:14.352-10:00Comments on A Pacific View: Big Island vogTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-14967383051929567182009-06-05T00:18:35.153-10:002009-06-05T00:18:35.153-10:00I looked at the linking picture and it reminds me ...I looked at the linking picture and it reminds me of whales swimming in the water.<br />I can imagine that breathing in volcanic smoke must be anything but pleasant.<br />Here in Scandinavia we are lucky and have top air quality; no smog to talk about whatsoever.Zuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-39188856119228532822009-06-04T23:49:22.270-10:002009-06-04T23:49:22.270-10:00I'm not sure where exactly you live in compari...I'm not sure where exactly you live in comparison of where the vog flows.<br /><br />I'm sure that you know that the patterns of the vog drift vary a lot.<br /><br />I'm actually fortunate that where I live in Pahoa... seems to be relatively free of vog considering how close I live to the source.<br /><br />All of us are affected by this... yet honestly, I believe we live with this natural hazard the same way people live life in general.<br /><br />We know something is bad for us... but it's totally worth the risk at times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-26222877513278996662009-06-04T22:36:44.334-10:002009-06-04T22:36:44.334-10:00Damon - I hear many people say they've been si...Damon - I hear many people say they've been sick since the vog got really bad. There may be a link or not, it's too subjective although I'm sure someone, somewhere, is doing a proper study. As for me, I've had fewer colds since the vog got bad. Go figure.<br /><br />As for the vog itself, I've been here nearly 13 years now and there's no comparison, the vog has been the worst I've known. Perhaps it's not surprising since Kilauea has doubled its vog-producing vents. Couple that with unseasonal kona winds (climate change?) the east side has really taken a bad hit.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917420597770463210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822428485586445604.post-78904796762556991322009-06-04T21:33:52.839-10:002009-06-04T21:33:52.839-10:00I honestly think the vog has made me get sick more...I honestly think the vog has made me get sick more often then I ever did living on Oahu.<br /><br />I also believe that the vog has gotten worst in the last 3 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com