Welcome to the Vog Dashboard. Please click on the links below to find comprehensive information and data related to vog and its impacts.
Breaking news - on 29 September 2021 a new eruption commenced at the Kīlauea summit. A new lava lake is forming in Halema'uma'u crater. Volcanic gases are continuously released during eruptions of Kīlauea volcano, resulting in the potential for vog, downwind. Ashfall and other lightweight volcanic glass fragments from the lava fountains (e.g. Pele's hair) presently represents a minor hazard, but visitors to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park should be aware that, if trade winds are absent, ashfall and elevated concentrations of SO2, at publically accessible areas of the summit, are possible. Follow eruption updates at https://www.usgs.gov/volcano/volcano-updates or on social media https://www.usgs.gov/volcano/social-media.
How to protect yourself from vog exposure including air purifier information
Information on the May-August 2018 Lower East Rift Zone eruption in the Puna District
Contact us or provide feedbackThe Interagency Vog Dashboard is the result of a partnership between the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (Durham University, UK), Hawaii State Department of Health, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense, the National Park Service, County of Hawaiʻi (Mayor's Office), CSAV (University of Hawaiʻi), NOAA (National Weather Service) and the US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.
The interagency partnership was set up to implement recommendations from a collaborative study between Dr Claire Horwell and the USGS, funded by the British Council Researcher Links Programme and Durham University, UK.
Last updated: January 2021
