Over 5 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea underwent one of the most dramatic transformations in Earth’s history. During the Messinian Salinity Crisis, the sea largely dried up, leaving vast salt ...

California spends most of its worry on earthquakes, but scientists warn that the state faces a second “big one” that could be even more damaging: a weeks-long megaflood capable of turning the Central ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine the entire Mediterranean Sea disappeared, leaving behind an empty, sun-baked salt plain stretching from Spain to the ...

Many Californians fear the “Big One,” but it might not be what you think. It’s not an earthquake. And it isn’t the mega drought. It’s actually the exact opposite. A megaflood. A new study by Science ...

As California grapples with the spread of wildfires and severe drought, the threat of flooding may seem like an unlikely cause for concern. However, a new study warns that the state could be hit by a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Devastating wildfires and droughts are not the only natural catastrophes that California will continue to face. According to new ...

Worse than the 1906 earthquake. Worse than eight Hurricane Katrinas. Worse than every wildfire in California history, combined. The world’s first trillion-dollar natural disaster. A wintertime ...

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Researchers identified geological features that point to a single massive flooding event that refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5.33 million years ago Reading time 3 minutes Millions of years ago, the ...

A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats. The study suggests the ...