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When the Snakes Awake: Animals and Earthquake Prediction

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Two days before an earthquake struck Helice, Greece, in 373 B.C., the snakes, weasels, and worms deserted the city. Minutes before the Naples quake of 1805, oxen, sheep, dogs, and geese cried out in unison. A herd of horses tore loose and ran off in panic just prior to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Helmut Tributsch thinks that these accounts are more than mere superstition and old wives' tales. In this book, he presents the first plausible explanation of why animals behave in unusual ways prior to the onset of an earthquake. Scientists and nonscientists alike will find fascinating reading in his unusual study.

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ISBN-13:	9780262700252
Publisher:	MIT Press
Publication date:	04/26/1984
Series:	The MIT Press
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Preface p.ix
Acknowledgements p.xiii
1. Animals as Earthquake Predictors: Superstition or Salvation? p.1
2. Reports and Documents About Abnormal Animal Behavior Before Earthquakes p.12
3. Is There a Characteristic Behavior? p.66
4. Signals from the Earth p.75
5. The Sensitivity of Animals p.95
6. Circumstantial Evidence for Charged Particles p.108
Searching for the Causes of Electrostatic Phenomena p.122
8. Earthquake Fogs p.132
9. Earthquakes and Light Phenomena p.143
10. Earthquake Sensitivity and Weather Sensitivity p.155
11. Discoveries and Rediscoveries p.173
12. Earthquakes in Scripture and History p.185
13. Needless Deaths and a Lost Opportunity p.203
14. The Response of Science p.207
Tables p.219
References p.239

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"In this exhaustive compilation of reports from about 78 earthquakes dating from 373B.C. to 1979, Helmut Tributsch convincingly argues that there is an explanation for abnormal animal behavior before an earthquake. He also makes an impassioned plea against science's exclusive reliance on geophysical measurements for earthquake prediction." Barbara Bright The New York Times Book Review

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In this exhaustive compilation of reports from about 78 earthquakes dating from 373 B.C. to 1979, Helmut Tributsch convincingly argues that there is an explanation for abnormal animal behavior before an earthquake. He also makes an impassioned plea against science's exclusive reliance on geophysical measurements for earthquake prediction.
--Barbara Bright, The New York Times Book Review

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In this exhaustive compilation of reports from about 78 earthquakes dating from 373 B.C. to 1979, Helmut Tributsch convincingly argues that there is an explanation for abnormal animal behavior before an earthquake. He also makes an impassioned plea against science's exclusive reliance on geophysical measurements for earthquake prediction.

The New York Times Book Review - Barbara Bright

When the Snakes Awake: Animals and Earthquake Prediction

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