Comments on: Toads—Yes, Toads—May Know When an Earthquake Is Coming

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By: Thomas Roccetta

Thomas Roccetta — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:48:34 +0000

@JAM – Your idea ‘sounds’ good, but sound is not suspected, as it would not be present up to weeks before an event.

The contenders are: gas emissions, other forms of ionization, and electric or magnetic fields.

The actual paper from this study, as well as several others, is linked at Sapo’s Joint, in the Seismic SEC project thread: http://saposjoint.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=25037#p25037

Skeptics welcome, as I’m one myself.

By: Jeff Wise

Jeff Wise — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:50:12 +0000

This isn’t the first time that scientists have claimed that the behavior of amphibians anticipated an earthquake; in the ’70s the Chinese government announced that it had predicted the magnitude 7.3 Haicheng quake based, in part, the behavior of frogs and snakes. But there’s plenty of reason to be skeptical. More here: http://bit.ly/cyKEap

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:36:01 +0000

Love the Futurama reference!

By: earthbutcher

earthbutcher — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:27:27 +0000

Brian, quit being such a toady!

By: Brian Too

Brian Too — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:59:32 +0000

I never believed in the HypnoToad. Until now. Toad Power!!

By: JAM

JAM — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:22:24 +0000

Well of course they know.

Male toads compete territorially by having the lowest frequency croaks, and female toads evidently use bass notes as a proxy for size and the ability to hold a territory.

Rumbles immediately ahead of quakes must sound like the advent of the God Toad to these males, and so they take off.