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 Ancient Tsunami Likely Swept Across New YorkScientists believe that sedimentary deposits found in New York and New Jersey prove that a rare Atlantic Ocean tsunami swept across the region 2,300 years ago. Large gravel, marine fossils, and other unusual deposits were found in sediment cores of 20 sites in the two US states. Given the size and distribution of the material, it seems unlikely that a mere storm could have scattered the debris in this manner. The scientists speculate that an undersea landslide or asteroid impact could have triggered the massive wave. More...
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Scientists think that all sorts of meteors and asteroids impacted the Earth throughout history, altering the world in fundamental ways (ex: dinosaur extinction), and movies on the subject have been blockbuster hits (ex: Armageddon). So, how likely is another such impact in the near future (i.e. our lifetimes or our children's)?
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Maybe we will get another moon.
I am carrying my heart~I am carrying my rhythm~I am carrying my prayers~But you can't kill my spirit~It's soaring and strong (Paula Cole's Me Lyrics)***We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We ARE spirtual beings having a human experience.(T.deChardin)***There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. (Albert Einstein)
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Come back Pangaea! 
"Words form the thread on which we string our experiences." - Aldous Leonard Huxley
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