Volcanic activity worldwide 9 Sep 2019: Etna volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Dukono, Reventador, Sang…

Etna (Sicily, Italy): (9 Sep) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Toulouse (VAAC) issued the following report: STROMBOLIAN EXPLOSIONS OBSERVED AT NE CRATER OBS VA DTG:09/0600Z Dukono (Halmahera): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 6000 ft (1800 m) altitude or flight level 060 and is moving at 10 kts in E…

Bolivia: Government must suspend presidential decree and investigate causes of forest fires

In an open letter published today, Amnesty International called on the government of President Evo Morales to suspend the July decree that authorized “controlled burns” to extend the agricultural frontier, until it is certain that the decree has not contributed to the forest fires that are causing an environmental and human rights crisis in Chiquitanía, a region close to the Amazon and the Brazilian border.