1 MIN READ Ashish Acharya Blog UPDATED May 29, 2025 PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2025 Ash from volcanic eruptions can be swept in a narrow direction by the wind. When the wind changes direction so, too, does the location of the ashfall. Image Ash plume from Sarychev Peak, Kuril Islands, as imaged by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors on NASA’s Terra satellite on June 14, 2009. Search for Volcanic Ash