In the spring and summer,he says, he would expect the prevailing winds in Western Europe to come from the West or Southwest - which would mean that the ash would be pushed towards the Arctic or Siberia.
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There has been much chatter on social media about Phil's incorrect prediction that springwouldcome early.
"Punxsutawney Phil did purposely, and with prior calculation and design cause the people to believe that springwouldcome early, " Gmoser's indictment said.