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There are no populated areas along its path, and no ashfall has been recorded in inhabited localities.
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Airports may close, and roads can become impassable due to ashfall.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 18 June 2025
Rural communities that are dependent on agriculture and livestock are disproportionately affected by ashfall, as are low-income people who lack access to clean water, protective masks or safe shelter.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
According to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, eruptions at Fuego have been well-documented since 1524, producing major ashfalls, pyroclastic flows and lava flows over the centuries.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Airports may close, and roads can become impassable due to ashfall.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 18 June 2025
Rural communities that are dependent on agriculture and livestock are disproportionately affected by ashfall, as are low-income people who lack access to clean water, protective masks or safe shelter.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
According to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, eruptions at Fuego have been well-documented since 1524, producing major ashfalls, pyroclastic flows and lava flows over the centuries.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Ashfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashfall. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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