Mediterranean Sea salt flats refilled by massive megaflood five million years ago | News World

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The Mediterranean Sea looked very different five million years ago; it was a vast expanse of salt flats isolated from the Atlantic Ocean.

New evidence suggests that a colossal ‘megaflood’ refilled the area very quickly and with immense force.

Awe-inspiring natural occurrence

Between 5.97 and 5.33 million years ago, the Messinian Salinity Crisis cut the Mediterranean Sea off from the Atlantic Ocean; the sea evaporated, leading to vast salt deposits which reshaped the region’s landscape.

It was thought the dry period ended gradually, with the Mediterranean refilling over a period of 10,000 years. However, the discovery of an erosion channel stretching…more
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