How a Massive Flood 5 Million Years Ago Created the Mediterranean Sea
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How a Massive Flood 5 Million Years Ago Created the Mediterranean Sea
A dramatic and cataclysmic event occurred over 5 million years ago, when water from the Atlantic Ocean surged through the Strait of Gibraltar, filling the Mediterranean Sea. This event, known as the Zanclean megaflood, is considered one of the largest single floods in Earth’s history. The Mediterranean, which had been a dry and salty basin at the time, was suddenly replenished with water at an astonishing rate. The Messinian Salinity Crisis and …
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