02-22-2016, 06:51 AM
lol, all those events were related, the vog, the high surf, the power outages.
The winds totally changed direction from westerly to easterly yesterday. All the wind turbines stopped, there were power outages on Oahu, Maui and Molokai. That is what sent all the SO2 clouds from both volcanoes into Puna.
Today, the winds are from the north. The prevailing winds are always changing direction, only in the past, it would trend more to the westerly (windward side, leeward side). The weather in the Pacific is getting more and more turbulent. The cyclone that hit Fiji was the largest ever recorded in the Pacific. Always reminders that 'normal' can change in an instant.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
The winds totally changed direction from westerly to easterly yesterday. All the wind turbines stopped, there were power outages on Oahu, Maui and Molokai. That is what sent all the SO2 clouds from both volcanoes into Puna.
Today, the winds are from the north. The prevailing winds are always changing direction, only in the past, it would trend more to the westerly (windward side, leeward side). The weather in the Pacific is getting more and more turbulent. The cyclone that hit Fiji was the largest ever recorded in the Pacific. Always reminders that 'normal' can change in an instant.
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*