Are dead birds a precursor to New Madrid Quake

[GCANE]

A lot of speculation on this since the Beebee AK mass die off of 3000 black birds.

Since then a lot of reports of other die offs around the New Madrid seismic zone.

A couple compelling points.

Birds are sensitive to methane gas and gas release is hypothesized as a precusor to major quakes.

Last year in Italy, it was successful in predicting a quake.

A swarm has been underway since September 26 miles away from Beebee.

A 3.8 quake occured in Indiana a few weeks.

New Madrid is over due and USGS is concerned.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3071/



http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl ... tml?cat=37

http://www.associatedcontent.com/articl ... html?cat=8

http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2002/11nov/rift_zone.cfm

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/12 ... 293217985/

http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=22667








http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 91_eqs.php

[Metalicwx220]

That is scary to hear. Everyone is prepared though.

[HURAKAN]

I guess we will know if it's a warning if a major quake strikes.

[GCANE]

Mw 2.7 quake in Guy.

Seems like they are getting a bit stronger.


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 11611c.php

[GCANE]

NLE 2011

FEMA's National Level Exercise scheduled for May will simulate a catastrophic New Madrid quake.


http://www.asisonline.org/documents/NLE ... pation.pdf

http://www.fema.gov/privatesector/take_action.shtm

http://mae.cee.uiuc.edu/news/FEMANLE.html

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=46854

[GCANE]

Argonne National Lab's assessement of natural-gas pipeline failures in the New-Madrid and Wabash-Valley fault zones.

http://www.dis.anl.gov/pubs/63733.pdf

[Portastorm]

Never heard of this (until now). Definitely makes one think twice.

[GCANE]

300 dead grackles in Huntsville, AL on the 13th.

Looks like trauma again.



http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/2 ... th-Alabama

http://www.myfoxal.com/Global/story.asp?S=13838653

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... l?ITO=1490

[GCANE]

Dozens of dead starlings near Sullivan, MO on the 10th.

Folks there calling this weird.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nati ... ?track=rss

[GCANE]

SD on Monday.

Animal control officer descibes scene as creepy.

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_17126 ... ck_check=1

[HURAKAN]

SD on Monday.

Animal control officer descibes scene as creepy.

http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_17126 ... ck_check=1

"The dead starlings were found in a downtown area where they had been congregating instead of migrating for the winter."

That sentence is interesting. Maybe their biological clock is having technical difficulties!

[GCANE]

Very detailed study by Univ Ill, Va Tech, & GW Univ published a little over 1 year ago:

https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/14810

[GCANE]

Beebee bird kill on NWS Radar

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=137071

[GCANE]

Interesting that FEMA put out a RFI on Thursday for pre-packaged meals to feed 7 million survivors of a New Madrid Quake for 10 days.

https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode ... e&_cview=0

[brunota2003]

They've had a 3.9 and a 4.1 earthquake today in Arkansas (in practically the same spot). Quite interesting.