>> I wonder how much “pollution” has been emitted within the last week into our atmosphere? <<
I’m hoping it’s enough to give us a cooling effect, just the way the summer cooled down when Pinatubo blew up in 1991.
I’m sure someone will come up with a “pollution count” but in my estimation, it is incalculable, except by some computer model someone set up. It rained nearly the entire day in the Hilo, Puna, Volcano area, cleaning the air of ash somewhat but vog is still visible. I’m not sure of the ash levels downwind of the smoke / ash plume in the towns of Pahala, Naalehu or even Kona. This is summer and the weather is warm and humid, not much of an impact of “cooling” that I can notice and i live in Hilo.