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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 ...
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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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When 70% of the Mediterranean Sea Turned Into a Salt Basin
Scientists have long sought to understand the Messinian Salinity Crisis. During this ecological catastrophe... | Earth And The Environment ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
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Researchers identify two phases of Mediterranean’s 70% Water Loss
During the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) 5.96 to 5.33 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea was cut off from the Atlantic Sea, which led to a period ...