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March 24, 2008 Press Release - Halema‘uma‘u gas plume becomes ash-laden

Halema`uma`u gas plume

Ash-laden Halema`uma`u gas plume
Halema`uma`u gas plume becomes ash-laden.
March 24, 2008. Photo by M. Sako

Ash-laden Halema`uma`u gas plume
Close-up view of the ash-laden Halema`uma`u gas plume.
March 24, 2008. Photo by C. Heliker

Two new pamphlets on volcanic ash fall hazards and other information can be found at the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN).

  • THE HEALTH HAZARDS OF VOLCANIC ASH
    A guide for the public
  • GUIDELINES ON PREPAREDNESS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER AN ASHFALL

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  A beautiful sunrise
Photograph by M. Sako
March 29, 2006

Breath-taking Sunrises

Top: A beautiful sunrise of the mountainside from Hualalai volcano.

Bottom: Spectacular sunrise overlooking Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes. Photo taken from the top of Hualalai volcano.

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  Spectacular sunrise overlooking Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes.  Photo taken from the top of Hualalai volcano.
Photograph by M. Sako
March 29, 2006

 

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