The Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii woke up over a week ago after a nearly 40-year slumber.
by the United States Geological Survey , Mauna Loa has been emitting between 133,000 and 200,000 tons of sulfur dioxide per day into the air since the eruption started. Sulfur dioxide air pollution at the ground level irritates humans' respiratory tracts, which can lead to an increased risk of infections.
At higher altitudes, above 9 miles , sulfur dioxide can affect Earth's climate by reflecting sunlight away fromPowerful explosive volcanic eruptions containing high amounts of sulfur dioxide, such as the 1991 explosion of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, can temporarily cool Earth's climate.
NASA's Landsat 9 satellite reveals the thermal signature of the Mauna Loa eruption as well as the lava and smoke escaping from the caldera.forecasts of the spread of the volcanic smoke, which show the cloud traveling eastwards toward the U.S. West Coast, crossing the southern United States and swirling above the Carribean and countries of central America.
Copernicus said in a statement that the volcanic cloud spreads"well above the surface, with no significant incidence on air quality or other major impacts in the atmosphere, as for 5 December 2022."
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