This is the mountain at the back of our home. Can you see that covering the mountains like fog?, actually thats not fog that VOG. We have this vog due to the Kilauea eruption at Big island Hawaii, theres no trades winds couple days ago thats why the vog stay in the islands, from big island Hawaii to here Oahu maybe until Kauai.
Vog is created when volcanic gases (specifically oxides of nitrogen) react with sunlight, oxygen and moisture. It is made up of a mixture of gases and aerosols, which makes it hard to study and potentially more dangerous than either on their own.
Health Hazard:
Vog can cause health problems that range from irritated eyes, skin and lungs. It can cause lung diseases such as asthma, lung cancer, and bronchitis. Lungs can be permanently damaged after long exposure to vog. The amount of damage depends on how much vog the lungs have been exposed to and how sensitive the lungs are. Vog can irritate the eyes, nose, skin, throat, tissues, and mucous membranes due to the vog particle’s small size. Vog can also cause acid rain, which can contaminate rainwater catchment systems.