Desicritics Comments on When the Earth Trembles

Comment by v.c.krishnan

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:05:02 EST

Dear Blo---in, No disater mechanism will work. Nature does its work and that is the reason why animals which live with nature behave like that. By the way nature never comes back to say sorry. Learn to live with it as the people of Bhuj have done and every person like the Vanavasis and others who live with nature do Regards, vck.

Comment by blokesablogin

Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:08:41 EST

you are right ruvy- during the tsunami, animals rushed out too in large numbers, according to eyewitnesses. Thank you for the correction.

Comment by blokesablogin

Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:08:28 EST

you are right ruvy- during the tsunami, animals rushed out too in large numbers, according to eyewitnesses. Thank you for the correction. we have lost that 'flight instinct'!

Comment by temporal

Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:24:28 EST

heheh Israel is also an earthquake zone, and I'm always watching the cats, roosters, sheep and goats in Ma'ale Levona for signs of panic and strange behavior. and mrs levy next door thinks you fancy her;)

Comment by temporal

Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:19:35 EST

Comment by Ruvy in Jerusalem

Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:05:59 EST

As nature never gives us an intimation before sending in a storm, an earthquake or a wildfire,..... Not so, madame. One needs to get in tune with the animals. Before an earthquake, animals, sensing vibrations coming through the earth that most humans have trouble sensing, act strange. The seek refuge from the area that will be in trouble. Chroniclers of the gigantic New Madrid earthquake that struck the nigh empty middle of the United States in 1811-12 (and which still managed to kill 3,000 people) wrote of the strange behavior of farm animals, cats squirrels, birds, etc. in the hours before the first quake struck in December, 1811. Israel is also an earthquake zone, and I'm always watching the cats, roosters, sheep and goats in Ma'ale Levona for signs of panic and strange behavior.

Comment by shanky

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 00:55:15 EST

do the boogie woogie and shake it all about - mother nature doing her exercise routine - truly scary eh?!!

Comment by Aaman

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 09:11:59 EDT

When we were living in the Bay Area, we felt upto 70 tremors a week, or so the newspapers reported. We actually felt only a couple or so. This seems to have been a big one. Run!