简介:Aftermajornaturaldisasters,suchastherecentearthquake-tsunamieventinSouthAsia,reportsappearaboutthemysteriousabilityofanimalstoanticipateandtoescapetheimpendingdanger.Thisisanopportunitytorecallthelonghistoryofthisphenomenoninthetraditionsofdifferentcivilizations,toevaluateChineseefforts,30-40yearsago,tousethisphenomenonforearthquakeprediction,andtojudgeitsstateofacceptanceinmodernscience.Aneffortismadetointroducethisphenomenonasaresearchfieldofmodernbionics.Thetimingisfavorablesince,increasingly,infraredthermalanomalies,monitoredfromsatellite,suggestinglitho-atmosphericprocesses,arefoundtoprecedeearthquakes.Theywereunexpectedbyseismologistsandareheresuggestedtoessentiallyreflecttheenergyconversionpatternsresponsibleforthesignalsmonitoredbyanimals.Theaimistolearnfromanimalsinthelongtermhownaturaldisasterscanbetterbeanticipated,andhowsimpletechnicalwarningsystemscanbedeveloped.Somechallengesareanalyzed.Oneisinterpretationofthenatureofenergyreleasepriortothemainearthquakedisasterresultingin"macro-anomaly"precursors,anotherisbettertounderstandtheeffectonanimalsenses.Theroleofnon-linearcooperativephenomenaincludingtsunamitypewavesisemphasized.
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