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Tsunami 'Hit NYC' 2,300 Years Ago

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted May 3, 2009 5:58 PM CDT

(Newser) – Strange debris strewn around Long Island proves that a tsunami slammed into the New York City region some 2,300 years ago, one scientist says. The balls of gravel he discovered, which match the dates of ancient fossils in the area, needed a powerful aquatic...   Read full story »

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