LEADER 05455nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910464539803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a981-283-269-6 035 $a(CKB)3400000000016700 035 $a(EBL)1223275 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000573048 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11354392 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000573048 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10540593 035 $a(PQKB)10670391 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1223275 035 $a(WSP)00005382 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1223275 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10714096 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL491734 035 $a(OCoLC)854973895 035 $a(EXLCZ)993400000000016700 100 $a20060329d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEarthquakes and animals$b[electronic resource] $efrom folk legends to science /$fMotoji Ikeya 210 $aRiver Edge, NJ $cWorld Scientific$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (316 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-238-591-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 271-282) and index. 327 $aPreface; Acknowledgements; Motoji Ikeya:; Contents; 1 Legends of Unusual Phenomena Before Earthquakes - Wisdom or Superstition?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Precursor phenomena in the sky, the atmosphere and on land; 1.2.1 Earthquake light (EQL); 1.2.2 Earthquake clouds (EQCs) and fogs (EQFs); 1.2.3 Sky, sun, moon, stars and rainbows; 1.2.4 Weather, water and sounds; 1.3 Unusual behavior of animals and plants; 1.3.1 Unusual animal behavior: myths or reality?; 1.3.2 Legends and proverbs about animals before earthquakes; 1.3.3 Unusually active catfish and the absence of eels 327 $a1.3.4 Color woodblock-prints of catfish: Namazu-e1. 3.5 Do human beings feel anything before earthquakes?; 1.3.6 Early flowering, re-flowering and sensitive plants (Mimosa); 1.4 Unusual behavior of inanimate objects; 1.4.1 Mysterious candle flame; 1.4.2 Nails dropping from a magnet and compass: A magnetic anomaly?; 1.4.3 Electric home appliances; 1.4.4 Modern legends: Telecommunication lines and apparatus; 1.5 Earthquake precursors and the Oriental worldview; 1.5.1 Different ways of thinking in East and West; (a) The Oriental tradition 327 $a(b) Scientists in Western culture: The ""great ocean of undiscovered truth""1.5.2 Examining the Oriental approach; 1.6 Summary; 2 Precursors Before Recent Earthquakes Kobe, Izmit, Taiwan and India; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 What happened before the Kobe Earthquake?; 2.2.1 Over 2000 statements on earthquake precursors; 2.2.2 Phenomena in the sky and atmosphere; 2.2.3 Unusual animal and plant behavior; (a) Mammals (324 reports; 38% of reports on animals); (b) Human (91; 12 % of reports on animals); (c) Birds (281; 35 %) at the epicenter; (d) Reptiles and insects (43 and 40 reports 327 $a6 and 5 % of reports on animals)(e) Fish (93; 5 % ); (f) Plants (11; 1 %) swung in still air and flowered early.; 2.2.4 Unusual behavior of electric appliances-the ""Alice in Wonderland"" syndrome?; (a) Spontaneous on-and-off switching of electric appliances, and mysterious sounds; (b) Noises on TV and radio and channel-setting anomalies; (c) Rapidly rotating clock hands; 2.3 Unusual phenomena before the Izmit Earthquake (M7.4) in Turkey; 2.3.1 The Izmit Earthquake in 1999 and field survey; 2.3.2 Unusual atmosphere and sky; (a) Earthquake light (EQL) (208 reports:); (b) Clouds and fogs 327 $a(c) Stars and moon 2.3.3 Unusual animal behavior; (a) Mammals (291; 23%); (b) Human beings (116; 25 %); (c) Birds (115; 25%); (d) Reptiles (13; 2.8 %); (e) Fish in the Gulf of Izmit (20; 4 %); (f) Insects and worms; (g) Plants (23; 3%); 2.3.4 Unusual phenomena on land and sea (92; 10 % of total); 2.3.5 Malfunctioning electrical appliances (63; 7 %); 2.3.6 ""The Moses Phenomenon"" (1,0.1 %); 2.4 Precursors of the Taiwan-921 Earthquake (M7.7); 2.4.1 The Taiwan-921 Earthquake and field survey; 2.4.2 Unusual atmosphere (320; 11 %), water (229; 8 %) and land (227; 8%) 327 $a2.4.3 Unusual behavior of animals, plants and electric appliances 330 $aThose who survive major earthquakes often report the occurrence of mysterious phenomena beforehand - unusual animal and plant behavior, lightning, strange clouds and malfunctioning electrical appliances. In fact these stories are legendary the world over. But are they merely legends? Are the many people who report them just superstitious or suffering from over-active imaginations?Earthquakes and Animals brings objective science to bear on these old legends. But this is not the suspect science associated with recent attempts to validate UFO sightings. 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