How to Use vog in a Sentence

vog

noun

• There are new fears that shifting trade winds will send vog plumes toward the rest of the state.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, 7 June 2018
• The vog's sulfuric acid droplets would fall, too -- thus, acid rain.
  — Jason Hanna, CNN, 10 May 2018
• The latest eruption at Kilauea has increased the amount of vog on the big island of Hawai’i.
  — Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 16 May 2008
• But lately, trade winds have been blowing most of the vog offshore.
  — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2018
• Vog is not a new issue, by the way: The entire state has experienced vog on and off since 2008.
  — Beth J. Harpaz, sacbee, 31 May 2018
• The biggest impacts might be vog, but that has been a persistent issue on the island for decades.
  — Madison Park, CNN, 30 May 2018
• Over the long term, though, the outdoor air will gradually seep inside so windows should be opened again when vog levels decrease.
  — Susan Scutti, CNN, 10 May 2018
• On top of lava, ash clouds and plumes of deadly laze (lava and haze), officials are also warning about vog, or volcanic smog.
  — Katherine Lam, Fox News, 28 May 2018
• The vog—volcanic smog—made visibility so poor that Fintz almost drove into a huge flow blocking a road.
  — James Burch, National Geographic, 12 May 2018
• Also like laze, breathing vog can be hazardous to your health, and Hawaii officials and the Joint Task Force 5-0 are keeping a close watch on local air quality.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 25 May 2018
• Pele's hair joins a growing list of bizarre volcanic phenomena lingo that also includes laze and vog.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 30 May 2018
• Experts expect heavier vog, or volcanic smog, to blanket the interior and southern parts of the Big Island, wrapping around to Kona through the weekend.
  — CBS News, 15 June 2018
• Volcanic smog, or vog, carried aloft by the winds has hampered air quality for parts of the island and been detected as far away as the western Pacific island of Guam.
  — Jolyn Rosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2018
• The website provides current vog conditions for various sites around the Big Island.
  — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2018
• At high concentrations, vog can cause headaches and irritation to the lungs and eyes, according to the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 13 May 2018
• In addition to acid rain, sulfur dioxide gas also causes hazy air pollution known as vog -- volcano and smog.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 9 May 2018
• On Thursday and Friday, winds will be relatively calm, which increases the likelihood of vog.
  — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 10 May 2018
• Island residents are familiar with vog, or volcanic smog, which is formed when sulfur dioxide is emitted from erupting lava.
  — Heidi Chang, latimes.com, 22 May 2018
• Scientists have said higher sulfur dioxide emissions recorded at the volcano's vents in recent days are creating the potential for heavier than usual vog.
  — Travis Fedschun, Fox News, 29 May 2018
• Scientists say higher sulfur dioxide emissions recorded at the volcano's vents in recent days are creating the potential for heavier than usual vog, or volcanic smog.
  — NBC News, 29 May 2018
• The prevailing trade winds typically limit the spread of vog, which can affect those with sensitive respiratory systems.
  — Jeanne Cooper, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2018
• Specifically, vog is produced when the noxious sulfur dioxide gas and other air pollutants from volcanoes react with oxygen, atmospheric moisture and sunlight, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 1 June 2018
• The elderly, infants and those who suffer from respiratory conditions and cardiovascular disease are especially vulnerable to serious health effects of vog.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 9 May 2018

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