Zanclean Megaflood Refilled Mediterranean Sea in Record-Breaking Event 5 Million Years Ago

Ancient Megaflood Refilled Mediterranean 5 Million Years Ago, New Study Shows

Evidence of the Zanclean Deluge, the ancient megaflood that transformed the Mediterranean Sea into what it is now, was discovered in Sicily—credits: Paubahi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Evidence of the ancient megaflood known as the Zanclean Deluge, which reshaped the Mediterranean Sea into its current form, has been found in Sicily. The Mediterranean was cut off from the Atlantic around 5.3 million years ago in a catastrophic event kno…

Colossal "megaflood" refilled Mediterranean Sea 5 million years ago

"The Zanclean megaflood was an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon dwarfing any other known floods in Earth's history," an expert said.

Huge flood refilled empty Mediterranean Sea millions of years ago

Scientists confirm a massive flood rapidly refilled the Mediterranean, drastically reshaping landscapes and altering geography in just years.

New evidence suggests megaflood refilled the Mediterranean Sea five million years ago

A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats. The study suggests the Zanclean Megaflood ended the Messinian Salinity Crisis, which lasted between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago.

Sicily's hills were 40 metres below water during Earth's megaflood

The megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5 million years ago was so huge and fast that it shaped the landscape of what is now Sicily

New evidence suggests megaflood refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5 million years ago

A study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal "megaflood" refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Mediterranean was a vast expanse of salt flats. The research suggests the Zanclean Megaflood ended the Messinian Salinity Crisis, which lasted between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago.