DOGS AND CATS KNOW
WHEN AN EARTHQUAKE IS COMING
THE LONGEST LIST OF THE LONGEST STUFF AT THE LONGEST DOMAIN NAME AT LONG LAST

Season 2 Episode 11: Just Three Friends Airdate: December 15, 1983

Carla says: "It's like when dogs and cats know when an earthquake's coming, nobody can explain that.....except Cliff.

Once again Cliff is interrupted without being able to give us his spin on things.

The truth:

Odds are no matter what Cliff said, he would have been wrong. There is no scientific evidence cats, dogs or other animals know when an earthquake is coming.

However, there are people that believe that they can, and in support of the theory, claim many instances of animals fleeing just before a quake. They also cite the fact that reports of missing pets rise seven fold after an earthquake.

Should animals be able to predict quakes, the most likely way is that they can  feel the Earth vibrate before humans or detect electrical changes in the air or gas released from the Earth.

This might shake you up.....or not:

• In the 1970s, a few studies on animal prediction were done by the USGS but nothing concrete came out of it.
• In 2003 a doctor in Japan erratic behavior in dogs, such as excessive barking or biting, could be used to predict earthquakes.
• In 1975 based in part on the observation of the strange antics of animals, Chinese officials ordered the evacuation of Haicheng just days before a 7.3-magnitude quake.

 

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