As usual on every occasion of the new year, the media makes many predictions about what will happen in the months ahead.
Many people believe that this fish suddenly drifted to the shore is an omen for natural disasters and earthquakes about to happen. So, what is the truth?
Scientists are about to publish a study of the special ability of toad - they can predict earthquakes.
A strong earthquake will occur beneath Indonesia's Mentawai Islands and may cause tsunamis, a scientist predicts.
On the afternoon of October 2, JTWC centers (USA) and TSR (UK) forecast that Typhoon Parma will turn to the East Sea, while NMC centers (China), CWB (Taiwan), HKO (Hong Kong)
Some predictions about the next years of the 21st century have been given by theoretical physics professor Michio Kaku of New York University in the book of Future Physics.