Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 7000 ft (2100 m) altitude or flight level 070 . The full report is as follows:
FVAU01 at 22:54 UTC, 30/03/26 from ADRM VA ADVISORY DTG: 20260330/2300Z VAAC: DARWIN VOLCANO: IBU 268030 PSN: N0129 E12738 AREA: INDONESIA SOURCE ELEV: 1325M AMSL ADVISORY NR: 2026/364 INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9, CVGHM ERUPTION DETAILS: VA TO FL070 OBS AT 30/2240Z MOV SE OBS VA DTG: 30/2240Z OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N0133 E12741 – N0123 E12755 – N0111 E12754 – N0113 E12737 – N0129 E12733 MOV SE 05KT FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 31/0440Z SFC/FL070 N0134 E12742 – N0116 E12755 – N0113 E12740 – N0121 E12724 – N0134 E12733 FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 31/1040Z SFC/FL070 N0136 E12743 – N0124 E12749 – N0117 E12737 – N0124 E12726 – N0137 E12733 FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 31/1640Z SFC/FL070 N0122 E12733 – N0134 E12727 – N0139 E12741 – N0129 E12753 – N0120 E12742 RMK: INTERMITTENT VA EMISSIONS DISCERNIBLE ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY. HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY, GROUND REPORTS AND MODEL GUIDANCE. WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE REDUCING FORECAST CONFIDENCE. NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260331/0500Z=
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report:
FVFE01 at 22:20 UTC, 30/03/26 from RJTD VA ADVISORY DTG: 20260330/2220Z VAAC: TOKYO VOLCANO: MAYON 273030 PSN: N1315 E12341 AREA: PHILIPPINES SOURCE ELEV: 2462M AMSL ADVISORY NR: 2026/407 INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9 PHIVOLCS ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20260330/2154Z FL090 EXTD SW REPORTED OBS VA DTG: 30/2200Z OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL090 080/12KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: NOT AVBL FCST VA CLD +12 HR: NOT AVBL FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NOT AVBL RMK: WE WILL ISSUE FURTHER ADVISORY IF VA IS DETECTED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES=
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 7000 ft (2100 m) altitude or flight level 070 and is moving at 05 kts in SE direction. The full report is as follows:
FVAU03 at 17:23 UTC, 30/03/26 from ADRM VA ADVISORY DTG: 20260330/1725Z VAAC: DARWIN VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010 PSN: N0142 E12754 AREA: INDONESIA SOURCE ELEV: 1229M AMSL ADVISORY NR: 2026/53 INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9 CVGHM ERUPTION DETAILS: VA TO FL070 OBS EXT SE AT 30/1700Z OBS VA DTG: 30/1700Z OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N0153 E12758 – N0117 E12851 – N0051 E12842 – N0043 E12759 – N0145 E12742 MOV SE 05KT FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 30/2300Z SFC/FL070 N0135 E12738 – N0200 E12750 – N0145 E12844 – N0101 E12838 – N0103 E12754 FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 31/0500Z SFC/FL070 N0150 E12739 – N0204 E12754 – N0148 E12845 – N0101 E12837 – N0102 E12743 FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 31/1100Z SFC/FL070 N0208 E12753 – N0148 E12836 – N0106 E12823 – N0110 E12725 – N0152 E12728 RMK: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION IDENTIFIABLE ON RGB SAT IMAGERY EXT SE. HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY, GROUND REPORTS AND MODEL GUIDANCE. WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE REDUCING FORECAST CONFIDENCE. NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260330/2325Z=
A bill that would harm cats and wildlife has passed the House of Delegates and is headed to the Maryland Senate. No other state has passed legislation that bars counties and municipalities from setting limits, safeguards, or conditions on if and when to “release” domestic cats into the wild. Maryland could set a dangerous and inhumane precedent.
House Bill 912 (HB 912) would do the following:
Legalize the abandonment of vulnerable domestic animals (cats) by anyone claiming to be doing trap, neuter, and release (TNR), even if they are just feeding cats, without making any effort to sterilize them
Prohibit local governments from requiring basic measures like registration of those claiming to be doing TNR (even if they are not) or establish effective procedures for addressing resident complaints about roaming cats and their welfare, impact on native wildlife, and more
Give negligent animal owners a free pass to abandon social “house cats” by claiming that these owned cats are part of a homeless colony
Allow and encourage shelters and other groups to abandon social, perfectly adoptable cats—even those who may have been recently abandoned and have never spent a day outside
Endanger cats, wildlife, and the public
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HB 912 also lacks provisions to protect the rights of those private property owners who don’t want cats on their properties and perceive cats as a “nuisance.” Frustrated property owners often harm cats out of frustration when their complaints fall on deaf ears. For example:
In Boonsboro, six cats who were homeless or allowed to roam outdoors without supervision were recently found dead and two more were found injured after they were shot with steel razor-tip blow gun darts.
In Clear Spring, two roaming cats had to be euthanized after they were found badly injured from gunshots.
In Conowingo, two homeless cats who were purportedly “part of a managed feral colony” were found shot to death.
In Washington County, two roaming cats died after being shot with arrows.
When property owners are denied a legal method of resolving complaints about animals, animals suffer.
This dangerous bill even goes so far as to prohibit localities from requiring colony feeders to register, a commonsense requirement that can help ensure that abandoned cats are vaccinated, sterilized, and provided with needed care. It would also restrict local governments from establishing procedures to protect cats who are perceived to be a nuisance.
HB 912 contains no language to curb, control, or prevent the undeniable threat that cats pose to wildlife populations, animals who are already under great strain because of human interference and environmental degradation. Domestic cats are an invasive, non-native predator in North America, and they prey upon, maim, and kill small mammals and birds, regardless of whether they have consistent access to a food source. Fragile native animals who are hunted by free-roaming cats aren’t equipped to deal with such effective predators, and their unnecessary suffering and deaths have a negative impact on area ecosystems.
You Can Help
Please send an e-mail to members of the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee today and urge them to vote against this bad bill.
Maryland’s wildlife and homeless and neglected cats need you.
Please forward this message to others in Maryland who might be willing to lend their support to this important issue. Thank you for your willingness to act and for your compassion for animals.
Please address your e-mail to the following:
The Honorable Brian J. Feldman, Chair Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
You can cut and paste the following e-mails into the “To” field of your e-mail message to contact all members of the committee.
