[Red Badger]

Microscopic carbon spherules found in sediments along the Hudson River were likely formed in a meteorite blast 2,300 years ago, scientists announced in December 2008. The discovery adds to evidence of an ancient tsunami that, if it occurred today, would flood lower Manhattan.

[Red Badger]

Ping!........

[Venturer]

Isn’t it great how these scientists come up with a theory and present it as fact about an occurrence 2300 years ago, It must be great to be right all the time.

And Yes, I had to look twice too.

[hkp123]

A tsunami didn’t hit New York City in 2008? Unfortunately, it then went all the way to the left coast and scraped everything in between. I’m still waiting for the seiche.

[blam]

"The Hudson River samples date back to around 300 B.C.—the same age as some out-of-place gravel deposits discovered by another team of scientists on Long Island in 2003. "

There was a worldwide tree-ring event in 207BC.

The Chinese Han Dynasty began at this time too.

[SunkenCiv]

thanks!

Meteorite Strikes, Setting Off a Tsunami: Did It Happen Here?[NY]
NY Times | 29 Dec 2008 | Kenneth Chang
Posted on 12/31/2008 2:26:04 PM PST by BGHater
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2156947/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger.

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[SunkenCiv]

Rain of Iron and Ice
by John S. Lewis

On November 27,1919, a meteorite fell into Lake Michigan near the Michigan shore. "Residents of Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, South Bend, Grand Haven, and other Western Michigan cities fled from their homes in panic, fearing an earthquake. Houses were shaken, the country was illuminated as by a bright sun's rays, so all-enveloping it was impossible to tell from which direction the flare came, the earth trembled for half a moment and then came a deep prolonged rumbling as of a terrific explosion." (p 159)