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Mediterranean Sea lost almost all of its water, triggering a global crisis
Scientists analyzed Mediterranean salt deposits to uncover the Messinian Salinity Crisis that caused massive water loss and ...
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The Mediterranean Almost Vanished Millions of Years Ago. Here's Why.
Around 5.5 million years ago, almost three quarters of the Mediterranean Sea evaporated into the air – and new research helps ...
How 70% of the Mediterranean Sea was lost 5.5 million years ago
The Mediterranean Sea dropped during the Messinian Salinity Crisis—a major geological event that transformed the ...
The Great Mediterranean Drain: How 70% of Its Water Vanished in a Geological Crisis
Recent studies reveal that the Messinian Salinity Crisis led to the Mediterranean Sea becoming a vast salt basin through a ...
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Ancient apocalypse: Mediterranean Sea dramatically turned into a salt desert
The Mediterranean Sea today is a critical part of the world's water cycle, but more freshwater evaporates from it than is ...
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How the Mediterranean Lost So Much Water 5.3 Million Years Ago That Its Level Was 1 Kilometer Below the Atlantic Ocean
A recent study led by a CNRS scientist analyzed the significant drop in the Mediterranean Sea level during the monumental ...
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Messinian Salinity Crisis: When The Mediterranean Sea Dried Into A Salty Desert
The event is known as the Messinian salinity crisis. So the theory goes, an upset in sea levels made it impossible for the ...
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How the Mediterranean lost 70% of its water 5.5 million years ago
Around 5.5 million years ago, a dramatic event called the Messinian Salinity Crisis turned most of the Mediterranean Sea into ...
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How the Mediterranean Lost 70% of Its Water Volume
Scientists have identified two phases of the Messinian Salinity Crisis that transformed the Mediterranean into a massive salt basin 5 million years ago. Analysis of chlorine isotopes reveals drastic ...