A Heinrich Event probably occurred around the time that Atlantis was supposed to have disappeared

An online article, by Prof. Arysio Nunes dos Santos , called The True History of Atlantis says that a Heinrich Event probably occurred around the time that Atlantis was supposed to have disappeared. Here’s an excerpt from the article:

Another important fact was the discovery that the date of the cataclysm which caused the end of the Pleistocene Ice Age — very probably a Heinrich Event, as is fast becoming clear — was not only sudden and brutal, but occurred at the date stipulated by Plato, that of 11,600 years ago.

Did Atlantis go down during a Heinrich Event?

Did Atlantis go down during a Heinrich Event?

Following, please find an excerpt from a Wikipedia article describing the Heinrich Event:

Heinrich events are global climate fluctuations which coincide with the destruction of northern hemisphere ice shelves, and the consequent release of a prodigious volume of sea ice and icebergs. The events are rapid: they last around 750 years, and their abrupt onset may occur in mere years (Maslin et al.. 2001).

Before Pangaea, came Pannotia

According to the online Wikipedia article, Supercontinent Cycle, there is a regular rhythm between the drifting apart and coming together of continents.

One complete Supercontinent cycle is said to take 300 to 500 million years to occur.

Again, I wonder if, during this ongoing drift of continents, if the legendary lost city of Atlantis and the lost continent of Lemuria fragmented, bumped up against other land masses, and eventually disappeared.

Many Pangaeas

You have probably heard of Pangaea, the supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago. It included all the present continents in one land mass.

Map of Pangaea, from an online Wikipedia article

But did you know that not only did Pangaea break up into land masses that drifted apart to form continents, but, according to an online Wikepedia article on “Pangaea:”

The breaking up and formation of supercontinents appear to be cyclical through Earth’s 4.6 billion year history.

It appears that earth’s land masses drift over the surface of the earth. I find it interesting to learn that at one time, earth’s land masses were almost all concentrated at the north and south poles with only a narrow strip of land connecting them through the equator. What a strange world that would have been!

Knowing this, it is not so far-fetched to believe that lost continents such as Atlantis and Lemuria once existed.

Lemuria book update

Yesterday I visited with Una Marcotte, who continues to author her delightful book From Creation to Lemuria, which will be published by my company SunTopaz.

I am happy to say that we had a delightful visit and discussed not only the progress of the book, but also publicity. I always enjoy visiting with Una!

National Geographic Atlantis Documentary airs on March 13th

This sounds really good:

A new National Geographic Channel documentary, Finding Atlantis, which will be broadcast nationally on Sunday, March 13, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, follows a team of American, Canadian, and Spanish scientists as they employ satellite space photography, ground penetrating radar, underwater archaeology, and historical sleuthing in an effort to find a lost civilization.

Greenberg Center to Screen National Geographic Channel Film

The Geese are flying north!

I live in southeastern Virginia, and the last couple of days, poignant calls of Canada geese have periodically filled the sky as they fly in “V” formation overhead.

They are flying north. So, if you live north of here, know that the geese are on the way. Spring is coming!

I will miss them. Videotaped images of the geese floating at sunrise on a local river form part of my company, SunTopaz‘s, video logo at the beginning of the Yucatan Travel Movie.

Lunch with Melinda McKenzie, oboe-playing expert

Today I had lunch with Melinda McKenzie, who provided the wonderful oboe music in my video Yucatan Travel Movie. It was great to get caught up with her. She’s a great story-teller. I laughed and laughed.

Audio book version of When We Were Gods

At speaking events, people have asked me for an audio book version of my book, When We Were Gods. I am happy to say that the audio book is in the works!

We’re working on a new website

Clair Balsley, who works on my websites, is putting together a new website for my speaker site at CaroleChapman.com. I’ll let you know when it’s ready.