Dukono Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA ERUPTION TO FL070 EXT S OBS VA DTG: 31/2150Z

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 10 kts in S direction. The full report is as follows: FVAU01 at 21:49 UTC, 31/12/18 from ADRM VA ADVISORY DTG: 20181231/2150Z VAAC: DARWIN VOLCANO: DUKONO 268010 PSN: N0141 E12753 AREA: INDONESIA SUMMIT…

Krakatoa volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): fresh aerial image showing the island’s dramatic change in shape

A fresh aerial image from Anak Krakatau has appeared on the very active Volcanoes and Volcanism group on facebook: it shows in more detail what the 29 Dec satellite image already confirmed: the island of Anak Krakatau has now the shape of a 270 deg almost closed crescent, with a water-filled crater in the center where once the 330 m tall summit cone stood (which collapsed on 22 Dec causing the…

Türkei: keinerlei Zeichen für Normalisierung – Amnesty-Vertreter und weitere Menschenrechtler bleiben unschuldig angeklagt

BERLIN, 07.11.2018 – Der Prozess in Istanbul gegen Taner Kılıç, Ehrenvorsitzender der türkischen Sektion von Amnesty International, den deutschen Menschenrechtler Peter Steudtner, die frühere türkische Amnesty-Direktorin İdil Eser und acht weitere Menschenrechtsaktivisten ist heute ohne den lange überfälligen Freispruch fortgesetzt worden.

Santiaguito Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EM AT 1300Z.

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: FVXX21 at 13:53 UTC, 31/12/18 from KNES VA ADVISORY DTG: 20181231/1351Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SANTA MARIA 342030 PSN: N1445 W09133 AREA: GUATEMALA SUMMIT ELEV: 12375 FT [3772 M] ADVISORY NR: 2018/045 INFO SOURCE: GOES-EAST. ERUPTION DETAILS: VA EM AT 1300Z. RMK: WE HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION SUGGESTING A…