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The Mediterranean Sea has lost almost all its water due to its salinity
As a result of this event, a global crisis occurred.
About six million years ago, the Messinian salinity crisis occurred, causing the Mediterranean Sea to become a huge salty basin. However, the question remains how a million cubic kilometers of salt ended up on the seabed in such a short time, earth.com writes, citing a study published in the journal Nature Communications.
At the same time, scientists managed to achieve a breakthrough in this mystery. In particular, they analyzed chlorine isotopes found in salt at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea and discovered two different phases of this intense evaporation process.
Drying and salt accumulation phases
It is noted that the first phase lasted about 35 thousand…
