Zonal westerly wind pattern blamed for Aussie sperm whale stranding

[Dave Houston]

There's an article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the stranding of 48 sperm whales in Tasmania.  The stranding coincides with a peak in the zonal westerly wind pattern that seems to drive the whales closer to the coast, into an area where there is a higher probability of stranding.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/whale-strandings-blamed-on-wind-pattern/2009/01/23/1232471590813.html