Wednesday, April 7, 2010

For Earth & Space Science students

Can dogs predict earthquakes?There are changes in the Earth’s crust that occur prior to an earthquake, such as magnetic field changes, subsidence (sinking), tilting, and bulging of the surface. These things can be monitored by modern instruments. Many studies have
shown that electromagnetic fields affect the behavior of living organisms. Is it possible that animals close to the epicenter of an earthquake are able to sense changes in their environment? Should we pay attention?


Check out the dog in this video
There's a good National Geographic article here and another one on animals predicting the 2004 tsunami here
There's even a Nature episode on PBS about it too.
The USGS has an article on this topic here.

What do you think?

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