Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTD VA EM OBS IN STLT. to 22000 ft (6700 m)

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 22000 ft (6700 m) altitude or flight level 220 . The full report is as follows: FVXX20 at 12:27 UTC, 09/07/19 from KNES VA ADVISORY DTG: 20190709/1222Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 341090 PSN: N1901 W09837 AREA: MEXICO SUMMIT ELEV: 17802 FT [5426…

Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CLD OBS IN WEBCAM AND STLT. to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 . The full report is as follows: FVXX21 at 11:48 UTC, 09/07/19 from KNES VA ADVISORY DTG: 20190709/1147Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: REVENTADOR 352010 PSN: S0004 W07739 AREA: ECUADOR SUMMIT ELEV: 11686 FT [3562…

Guatemala: Red alert for threats to justice and human rights

Guatemala is on the verge of wiping out more than a decade of efforts to strengthen its criminal justice system and access to justice as a result of recent actions by the country’s highest authorities, Amnesty International warned in a new report released today.

Erta Ale volcano (Danakil, Ethiopia) activity update: continuing flank eruption

No significant changes have occurred at the volcano during the past weeks. The flank eruption (which had started in early 2017) is still going on, gradually enlarging the vast new lava flow field on the southern and eastern flanks. Right now, active flow fronts are present at approx. 5 km SE of the summit caldera where the lava lake is also present, but still relatively deep in the southern pit…