.hero-gradient {
    position: relative;
}

.hero-gradient .sow-slider-image,
.hero-gradient .sow-slider-image-container {
    position: relative;
}

.hero-gradient .sow-slider-image::after,
.hero-gradient .sow-slider-image-container::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(
        90deg,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.55) 0%,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.35) 30%,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.15) 60%,
        rgba(0,0,0,0.03) 85%,
        rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%
    );
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
}

.hero-gradient .sow-slider-image-container > *,
.hero-gradient .sow-slider-image > * {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.hero-credit::before {
    content: "An ash cloud rises above Kilauea volcano after it erupted, on Hawaii's Big Island May 3, 2018, in this photo obtained from social media. Photo by Janice Wei/via REUTERS";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 15px;
    right: 20px;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: white;
    opacity: 0.8;
    z-index: 100;
}

.headline-shadow {
    text-shadow: 2px 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
}

.hero-credit2::before {
    content: "Courtesy of NASA";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 15px;
    right: 20px;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: white;
    opacity: 0.8;
    z-index: 100;
}