Hi Canie,

When I was doing research for my scientific book one of the first things I did was to go to Jim Berklands archives and collect the data. I wanted to include it as proof of her abilities. Then I did a phone interview with her to see what she was like, asked her about her work and asked if she had any other sensitive types of symptoms. So I do have the data.

There were certain earthquakes that I'm highlighting and in one case before a quake in Gilroy several interesting things were going on. One of them was the sighting of a huge old rattlesnake crossing the freeway in a cool month. Normally they never travel like that. The day after the snake was spotted, the earthquake happened quite close to the snakes location. But also at the same time several sensitives were picking up various symptoms. It was a real demonstration of precursory phenomena with both people and one animal at least.

While it certainly doesn't happen all of the time, there are enough cases I have documented to show where the earthquake occurred, people in various area's began to have symptoms and with that, correlations of data from various aspects showed clearly, sensitives do have credibility.

I have encountered two women who live in area's that are volcanic and they have an unusual experience in that their ears ring constantly before magmatic earthquakes. It can be so severe they feel like they are plugged into an electrical socket. So in volcanics, it is different from tectonic events. Especially when you are very close to the epicenter.

In looking at the whole of precursory phenomena, most of the time its really right in front of everyone, but to have enough hands at the wheel to pull all the data together hasn't happened yet. But it needs both the scientists and others of interest in varying backgrounds to actually see it in totality. In general, the following list would just touch on some of the skills needed:

A seismologist who knows the area very well, can measure fault stress, and knows how to read the available data.
A computer engineer who can stream all the data coming in.
A person who can gather sensitive reports.
Volunteers to collect the lost animal data.
Someone who can offer information on lunar and tidal data.
Another who looks for changes in natural phenomena that are occurring, such as water wells changing, geysers changing schedules, barometric changes.
Someone who can offer information on magnetometer readings.
One cracker jack ace seismologist that can take it all together, pinpoint an epicenter and make a good forecast.

There's more still, however, even using the rudimentary listed above, today there is no data gathered in this fashion, but it doesn't mean it can't be done. Lots of volunteers are needed.

My point in regard to earthquake prediction is that there is a separation from science and others of interest. I think science on its own cannot be totally successful, nor non science as well, its going to have to be a hands across the sea kind of event with people of like mind, those who wish to find the resolution and just work together for the good of mankind, not an ego. No doubt if a scientist was working on such a project and a Nobel Peace Prize were to be given, it would have to be presented to the scientist in charge, but the glory would be for all.

One day, something truly novel could occur, we just have to wait and see.

From North Of The Golden Gate...Petra Challus