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Earthquakes and animals : from folk legends to science

Title
Earthquakes and animals : from folk legends to science / Motoji Ikeya.
Author
Ikeya, M.
Publication
River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, [2004], ©2004.

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Subject
  • Earthquake prediction
  • Animal populations > Climatic factors
  • Extrasensory perception in animals
  • Animal behavior
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-282) and index.
Contents
1. Legends of unusual phenomena before earthquakes - wisdom or superstition? -- 2. Precursors before recent earthquakes - Kobe, Izmit, Taiwan and India -- 3. Earth sciences and electromagnetism -- 4. Unusual animal behavior : I - what do they detect? - electric field effects -- 5. Unusual animal behavior : II - rock compression and increased animal activity -- 6. Unusual plant responses before earthquakes -- 7. Atmospheric precursors - earthquake light, clouds, sun, moon, stars and rainbows -- 8. Precursor phenomena - on land, sea and elsewhere -- 9. Mysteries before earthquakes : the behavior of electric appliances -- 10. Forecasting using animal monitoring -- 11. Monitoring seismo-electromagnetic signals (SEMS) - a general survey -- 12. Summary.
ISBN
9812385916 (hbk.)
OCLC
  • 56633644
  • SCSB-15169421
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries