From a reader:
Jonah,
You wrote:
’[A]re we supposed to believe that during the entire Triassic or Cretaceous period there weren’t, you know, a few stronger storms? When dinosaurs roamed the earth, they knew nothing like the savage fury of Rita.
“Ever” is a really long time when you’re talking about weather.’
The qualification “in the Atlantic” actually has meaning here. The Atlantic Ocean didn’t even exist during the Triassic Period! The Atlantic didn’t start to form until the Middle Jurassic, and given its size and placement, probably didn’t generate any hurricanes until well into the Cretaceous. Some helpful maps can be found here: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~rcb7/1storder.html
“Ever” really is a long time!
Anyway, should you use this, don’t mention my name, just in case the bosses are reading, too.