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Posted Wednesday 11th January at 7.44pm
Sheep precede every volcanic eruption, say researchers
Researchers today at McGill University revealed that prior to every major volcanic eruption in the last 100 years, there have been a number of sheep born. Several sheep were born in Wales before the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland. Sheep rearing was also widespread in Italy in 1906, the same year as the last major eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
The presence of many sheep in New Zealand - which are, moreover, "breeding like rabbits", according to scientists - can only add to the evidence that the volcano lying beneath Lake Taupo is preparing for a super-eruption, researchers said. New Zealanders were warned not to panic, and reminded that kiwi feathers are NOT lava proof and should not be used to make hats.
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Posted Wednesday 1st February 2012 at 1.45pm
Matt Roberts says:
Damn...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16834570
It turns out that volcanic eruptions can be predicted, but by fast build-ups of magma, not by sheep. Who'd've thunk it?
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