• 5.3 million years ago, one of the greatest flood events in Earth’s history occurred when water rushed into the dried-up Mediterranean.
  • During the Messinian salinity crisis, the Mediterranean Sea largely dried up, leaving salt deposits several kilometers high.
  • New research has identified a massive waterfall off Sicily, dwarfing the Iguazu Falls in Brazil.
  • This discovery helps understand the geological processes that shaped the modern Mediterranean.

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