Can Whale Strandings Help Predict Earthquakes?

Photo via The Guardian Earthquakes, like the one that struck in Christchurch, New Zealand on Monday, rank among the most devastating natural disasters, capable of leveling cities and causing extensive loss of life — largely because they are so unpredictable. On Sunday, however, less than 48 hours before the quake, 107 pilot whales beached themselves and died along the nation’s shores, a phenomenon that biologists have yet to fully understand. The proximity of the two events, in both time and location, have sent the Web in a fren… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Can Whale Strandings Help Predict Earthquakes?

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