Re: Paleotempestology

On Sep 24, 11:57 pm, Jo Schaper <jonot34schape...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I thought paleotempestology was the study of when my dad had a temper
tantrum.

And of course, the only proper response would have been, "Your tale,
sir, would cure deafness." (Shakespeare, "The Tempest")

I wonder what is the oldest direct evidence of tropical storms in the
geologic record known today. The hapless stromatolite I saw had lived
some time in the Ordovician, the early Ordovician, I think.

Barb
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"What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time?"
-- W. Shakespeare, "The Tempest"

Mr. Shakespeare also apparently invented, or foresaw, Usenet and some
other parts of today's Internet, in this play: "A kind of excellent
dumb discourse." We sorely need his style of flaming today: "Thou
deboshed fish thou." And his sense of wonder: "How many goodly
creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in't!"

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