[meteorite-list] Giant tsunami swept through New York City 2, 000 years ago

2009-05-05 Thread Paul
Giant tsunami swept through New York City 2,000 years ago, say scientists by David Gardner, Mail online, May 4, 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1177049/Giant-tsunami-swept-New-York-City-2-000-years-ago-say-scientists.html Tsunami may have hit NYC area 300 BC, United

Re: [meteorite-list] Giant tsunami swept through New York City 2, 000 years ago

2009-05-05 Thread lebofsky
Hi Paul: We actually talked about this at asteroid lunch yesterday! The case against a tsunami is that there is no other evidence anywhere along the US coast or on the other side of the Atlantic. Skeptics think that it could just as easily been a huge hurricane storm surge. Do not know much more

Re: [meteorite-list] Giant tsunami swept through New York City 2, 000 years ago

2009-05-05 Thread Paul
Larry wrote: We actually talked about this at asteroid lunch yesterday! The case against a tsunami is that there is no other evidence anywhere along the US coast or on the other side of the Atlantic. Skeptics think that it could just as easily been a huge hurricane storm surge. Do not know