Volcanic activity worldwide 9 Apr 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Semeru, Shiveluch, Ibu, Dukono, …

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Map of today’s active volcanoes

Shiveluch (Kamchatka): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Anchorage warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 27000 ft (8200 m) altitude or flight level 270 and is moving at 30 kts in NNE direction.
The full report is as follows: VA OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY to 27000 ft (8200 m)

Canlaon (Central Philippines): (9 Apr) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20260409/0458Z FL090 EXTD SW REPORTED OBS VA DTG:09/0450Z

Taal (Luzon, Philippines): (9 Apr) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20260409/0220Z FL020 EXTD NW REPORTED OBS VA DTG:09/0330Z

Mayon (Luzon Island, Philippines): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20260409/0850Z FL100 EXTD ENE REPORTED OBS VA DTG:09/0900Z

Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): 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 15 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows: VA TO FL070 LAST REPORTED AT 09/1033Z MOV SE to 7000 ft (2100 m)

Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 05 kts in E direction.
The full report is as follows: VA TO FL150 REPORTED AT 09/1519Z EST VA DTG:09/1750Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)
…9 Apr:
A strong eruption occurred at the volcano on 7 April.
At about 05:30 PM local time, a massive pyroclastic flow descended over the southern slope. The block-and-ash flow has been likely triggered by the gravitational collapse of the lava dome in the inner summit crater as well as the lava flow on the steep slope of the volcano. It also formed secondary ash columns (so-called phoenix clouds), as can be seen in the image, and rose about 2 km above the summit.
… [read more]

Dukono (Halmahera): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 .
The full report is as follows: VA TO FL080 OBS AT 09/1010Z MOV ESE OBS VA DTG:09/1010Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)

Santiaguito (Guatemala): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows: NEW VA EMS to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Fuego (Guatemala): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows: ONGOING VA EMS to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Sangay (Ecuador): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: PSBL VA EMS

Reventador (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows: LIKELY VA EMS to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Russia: “Extremist” label and ban of Nobel Prize winner Memorial criminalizes human rights work

Reacting to the news that the Russian authorities have arbitrarily designated prominent human rights group Memorial as “extremist” and banned its activities in the country, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Regional Director, said:

“For close to 40 years, Memorial’s tireless commitment to documenting past and ongoing repression in Russia has ensured that violations against millions of people are not forgotten. These include the victims of Stalin’s GULAG, unlawful acts and human rights abuses in conflicts in Chechnya, Georgia and Ukraine, and the arbitrary detention of hundreds of the Kremlin’s critics and political opponents today. A frontline human rights organization, Memorial has bravely defended human rights in the face of horrific reprisals, including the persecution, detention and killing of its staff.”

“By labelling Memorial as ‘extremist,’ the authorities are not just targeting one of Russia’s oldest civil society organizations and co-winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, they are criminalizing human rights work itself. From now on, liking or sharing Memorial’s social media and other materials, and any reference to them in publications without mentioning the organization’s ‘extremist’ status, may be prosecuted as a criminal act. These blatant attempts by the Kremlin to ban Memorial and erase its extensive archives of human rights violations from the public domain are deplorable.

By labelling Memorial as ‘extremist,’ the authorities are not just targeting one of Russia’s oldest civil society organizations and co-winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, they are criminalizing human rights work itself

Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Regional Director

“The Russian authorities must immediately reverse this outrageous decision and ensure that Memorial and other human rights groups can operate freely in line with Russia’s obligations under international human rights law.”

Background

In a closed hearing held on 9 April 2026, Russia’s Supreme Court granted a request by the Ministry of Justice to designate the “International public movement Memorial” – a catch-all term that the government is using to impose the ban on all Memorial-related organizations – as “extremist” and ban its activities in the country.

This move culminates a years-long campaign against Memorial, which was founded in the late Soviet period and has since grown into a community of dozens of sister organizations operating in Russia and abroad. In May 2014 one of them, Russia-based Human Rights Centre Memorial, was designated as a “foreign agent.” Since then, the Russian authorities have labelled several other Memorial organizations as well as around 20 of its staff members “foreign agents.” In December 2021, International Memorial and Human Rights Centre Memorial were liquidated for alleged violations of the repressive “foreign agents” law. In February 2026, the Ministry of Justice added the Switzerland-based Memorial International Association and German foundation Zukunft Memorial to the list of “undesirable organizations.”

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Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL070 LAST REPORTED AT 09/1033Z MOV SE to 7000 ft (2100 m)

Satellite image of Ibu volcano on 9 Apr 2026

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 15 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 13:07 UTC, 09/04/26 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260409/1310Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: IBU 268030
PSN: N0129 E12738
AREA: INDONESIA
SOURCE ELEV: 1325M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/404
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9, CVGHM
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA TO FL070 LAST REPORTED AT 09/1033Z MOV
SE
EST VA DTG: 09/1250Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N0129 E12735 – N0134 E12737 – N0129
E12811 – N0108 E12802 MOV SE 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 09/1850Z SFC/FL070 N0129 E12734 – N0133
E12737 – N0125 E12811 – N0106 E12801
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 10/0050Z SFC/FL070 N0128 E12734 – N0134
E12736 – N0135 E12812 – N0113 E12806
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 10/0650Z SFC/FL070 N0128 E12735 – N0133
E12737 – N0133 E12810 – N0114 E12805
RMK: VA CURRENTLY OBSCURED BY MET CLOUD. GROUND REPORTS
INDICATE ERUPTIONS ARE ONGOING. VA HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED
ON SAT OBS, GROUND REPORT AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260409/1910Z=

Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LIKELY VA EMS to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX23 at 12:29 UTC, 09/04/26 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260409/1226Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: REVENTADOR 352010
PSN: S0005 W07739

AREA: ECUADOR

SOURCE ELEV: 11686 FT AMSL

ADVISORY NR: 2026/342

INFO SOURCE: GOES-19. NWP MODELS.

ERUPTION DETAILS: LIKELY VA EMS

OBS VA DTG: 09/1150Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL140 N0003 W07750 – S0004 W07738
– S0006 W07738 – S0005 W07752 – N0003 W07750 MOV
W 10KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 09/1800Z SFC/FL140 N0005 W07759
– S0004 W07738 – S0006 W07738 – S0004 W07801 –
N0005 W07759

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 10/0000Z SFC/FL140 N0002
W07802 – S0003 W07738 – S0005 W07738 – S0007
W07802 – N0002 W07802

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 10/0600Z SFC/FL140 N0010
W07756 – S0004 W07738 – S0005 W07738 – N0000
W07801 – N0010 W07756

RMK: VA EMS PSBLY OBS ON STLT MVG WNW BETWEEN WX
CLDS. W TO NW MVMT EXP THRU T+18. FL AND FCST
BASED ON NWP MDLS. …EVANS

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20260409/1830Z