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"The Messinian Salinity Crisis occurred when the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Ocean. This led to rapid evaporation, causing the sea to become hypersaline and depositing thick ...
ZME Science on MSN8d
The Mediterranean Sea Was Once Dry—Then a Gigantic Flood Changed EverythingIt's probably the largest flood in our planet's history.
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.
ExplorersWeb on MSN5d
A Megaflood Created the Mediterranean SeaImagine the Mediterranean Sea dried up. Then imagine the Atlantic refilling it in less than two years. That seems to be what happened 5 million years ago.
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.
The Daily Galaxy on MSN7d
How a Massive Flood 5 Million Years Ago Created the Mediterranean SeaA dramatic and cataclysmic event occurred over 5 million years ago, when water from the Atlantic Ocean surged through the ...
The Independent on MSN9d
The latest twist in the story of the megaflood that refilled the MediterraneanAccording to this theory, oceanic water rushed faster than a speeding car down a kilometre-high slope towards the empty Mediterranean Sea, excavating a skyscraper-deep trough on its way. The Med was, ...
A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.
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