Just received this tidbit via email. I thought of you and your review of my book, "The Man Who Predicts Earthquakes." I believe you believe that the following is "fiction," -- but is it really? I don't know who wrote this info but I find it interesting and on the same wave length as what I included in the book. . . I guess I'm not the only one in the world who thinks and who writes about such things, huh?
Cal

Long-time residents in earthquake-prone regions insist that they can sense coming tremors. They take clues from unusual animal behavior, chemical changes in water, strange lights, groaning noises from the ground, or the uncustomary calm of “earthquake weather.” As researchers investigate the earthquake phenomenon more, they are giving more credit to these traditions. Some scientists believe that “earthquake weather” does in fact exist. The squeezing motion of the earth prior to a quake is believed to generate electric currents that decomposes trapped ground water and releases hydrogen and oxygen ions into the air. These ions may then produce fog, clouds, and the unusual calm characteristic of earthquake weather. These same charges may also cause “earthquake lights,” fireballs, flashes, and eerie glows that have been reported in the sky before or during plate movements.