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Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL060 LAST REPORTED AT 06/1419Z MOV NE to 6000 ft (1800 m)

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 NE direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 15:26 UTC, 06/02/26 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260206/1530Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: IBU 268030
PSN: N0129 E12738
AREA: INDONESIA
SOURCE ELEV: 1325M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/150
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM, HIMAWARI-9
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA TO FL060 LAST REPORTED AT 06/1419Z MOV
NE
EST VA DTG: 06/1510Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL060 N0125 E12737 – N0129 E12734 – N0200
E12743 – N0157 E12810 – N0131 E12813 MOV NE 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 06/2110Z SFC/FL060 N0124 E12734 – N0131
E12730 – N0159 E12752 – N0152 E12814 – N0128 E12813
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 07/0310Z SFC/FL060 N0121 E12734 – N0129
E12728 – N0156 E12749 – N0153 E12807 – N0136 E12808
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 07/0910Z SFC/FL060 N0120 E12736 – N0129
E12728 – N0158 E12745 – N0155 E12804 – N0137 E12808
RMK: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO
MET CLOUD. RECENT GROUND REPORTS INDICATE INTERMITTENT
DISCRETE VA EMISSIONS ARE ONGOING. HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED
ON RECENT GROUND REPORTS, SATELLITE IMAGERY AND MODEL
GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260206/2130Z=

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EU: European Commission must urgently enforce landmark law to stop TikTok’s addictive harms

Responding to the European Commission’s preliminary findings that TikTok’s design is addictive and in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA), a landmark EU law meant to create a safer digital space, Lisa Dittmer, Amnesty International Researcher on Children and Young People’s Digital Rights said:  

“For years now, TikTok has been the forefront of Big Tech’s race to capture children’s time and attention at all costs. This announcement is an overdue but welcome acknowledgement of TikTok’s addictive design.  

“The European Commission must now urgently show that it is willing and capable of enforcing the Digital Services Act to stop this abuse and provide children, young people and adults alike with a safer online environment.  

Lisa Dittmer, Amnesty International Researcher on Children and Young People’s Digital Rights

“Amidst current discussions of restrictions on children’s access to social media platforms, governments must remember they also have a duty to protect children’s right to participate in the digital world. To do so, their focus must be on tackling the toxic design of leading social media platforms, including through effectively enforcing laws like the Digital Services Act, as opposed to restricting children’s rights.” 

Background: 

In its preliminary assessment published today, the European Commission said TikTok did not adequately assess how its addictive design features could harm the physical and mental wellbeing of its users. 

It pointed to certain design features which it said keeps users scrolling and shift their brains into ‘auto pilot mode’ and called for a change in the platform’s design. 

Amnesty International’s research has repeatedly highlighted the serious risks TikTok poses to children and young people’s mental and physical health. This included evidence of TikTok’s use of addictive design elements as well as stark findings of TikTok’s toxic rabbit hole effects associated with the platform’s hyper-personalized ‘For You’ feed.  

Most recently in October 2025, Amnesty International research conducted in France showed that TikTok continues to draw children and young people showing an interest in mental health-related videos into spirals of content that romanticizes self-harm and suicide or shows young people expressing intentions to end their lives, including information on suicide methods. 

The post EU: European Commission must urgently enforce landmark law to stop TikTok’s addictive harms appeared first on Amnesty International.

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Shiveluch Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG: 06/1120Z to 28000 ft (8500 m)

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 28000 ft (8500 m) altitude or flight level 280 and is moving at 15 kts in SW direction.
The full report is as follows:

FVFE01 at 12:00 UTC, 06/02/26 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260206/1200Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: SHEVELUCH 300270
PSN: N5639 E16122
AREA: RUSSIA
SOURCE ELEV: 3283M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/42
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
OBS VA DTG: 06/1120Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL280 N5930 E14225 – N5943 E14304 – N5818 E14435 –
N5755 E14338 MOV SW 15KT SFC/FL250 N6104 E15219 – N6119 E15243 –
N6041 E15333 – N6007 E15240 MOV NW 30KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 06/1720Z SFC/FL290 N5842 E14435 – N5623 E14134 –
N5820 E14015 – N5906 E14216 SFC/FL250 N6312 E14807 – N6214 E15029 –
N6119 E14744 – N6236 E14641
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 06/2320Z SFC/FL290 N5953 E14338 – N5828 E14348 –

N5448 E14106 – N5610 E13857 – N5854 E14058 SFC/FL250 N6402 E14736 –
N6154 E14308 – N6315 E14019 – N6413 E14245
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NO VA EXP
RMK: SOME PART OF VA OBSCURED BY MET CLOUD.
NXT ADVISORY: 20260206/1800Z=

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Mayon Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20260206/0754Z VA CLD UNKNOWN REPORTED OBS VA DTG: 06/0750Z

Satellite image of Mayon volcano on 6 Feb 2026

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVFE01 at 08:09 UTC, 06/02/26 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260206/0809Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: MAYON 273030
PSN: N1315 E12341
AREA: PHILIPPINES
SOURCE ELEV: 2462M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/134
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9 PHIVOLCS
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20260206/0754Z VA CLD UNKNOWN REPORTED
OBS VA DTG: 06/0750Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL180 150/20KT

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=

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Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA LAST REPORTED AT 06/0139Z EST VA DTG: 06/0310Z

Satellite image of Ibu volcano on 6 Feb 2026

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU01 at 03:26 UTC, 06/02/26 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260206/0330Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: IBU 268030
PSN: N0129 E12738
AREA: INDONESIA
SOURCE ELEV: 1325M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/148
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM, HIMAWARI-9
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA LAST REPORTED AT 06/0139Z
EST VA DTG: 06/0310Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N0127 E12738 – N0128 E12735 – N0158
E12748 – N0158 E12807 – N0144 E12812 MOV NE 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 06/0910Z SFC/FL070 N0127 E12738 – N0128
E12735 – N0158 E12748 – N0159 E12807 – N0144 E12812
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 06/1510Z SFC/FL070 N0127 E12736 – N0130
E12734 – N0156 E12800 – N0149 E12815 – N0135 E12814
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 06/2110Z SFC/FL070 N0127 E12736 – N0130
E12734 – N0156 E12800 – N0149 E12815 – N0135 E12814
RMK: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON LATEST SAT IMAGERY DUE TO MET
CLOUD. HOWEVER RECENT IMAGERY AND CVGHM GND REPORTS INDICATE
THAT MINOR INTERMITTENT VA EMISSIONS REMAIN ONGOING. HEIGHT
AND MOVEMENT BASED ON RECENT GROUND REPORTS, SATELLITE
IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260206/0930Z=