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Was New York City hit by tsunami 2,300 years ago? [1]

Scientists have come up with a scenario that suggests a huge tsunami crashed into the New York City region 2,300 years ago, dumping sediment and shells across Long Island and New Jersey and casting wood debris far up the Hudson river.

Publication Date: 
05/05/2009
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Natural Disasters [3], Tsunami [4], New York [5]
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