May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
A meteotsunami is a form of tsunami generated by atmospheric conditions that can strike any coastline adjacent to a sea floor with a long, shallow shelf. Image credit – NOAASatellites, licensed under CC PDM 1.0 Rogue waves that strike without warning across...
May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Source: Lund University A new study may have uncovered why wall lizards have become the most successful reptile in the Mediterranean region. The results reveal how drastic changes in sea levels and climate 6 million years ago affected species formation in the area....
May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Mediterranean Sea became disconnected from the world’s oceans and mostly desiccated by evaporation about 5.6 million years ago during the Messinian salinity crisis. The Atlantic waters found a way through the present Gibraltar Strait and rapidly refilled the...