In the Messinian salinity crisis (also referred to as the Messinian event, and in its latest stage as the Lago Mare event) the Mediterranean Sea went into a cycle of partial or nearly complete …

Apr 16, 2024 · In this Review, we summarize the boundary conditions, causes and consequences of the Mediterranean Messinian salinity crisis (MSC; 5.97–5.33 million years ago). Salt giant …

Aug 12, 1999 · The Messinian salinity crisis is widely regarded as one of the most dramatic episodes of oceanic change of the past 20 or so million years (1–3).

Jun 1, 2014 · Forty years after the image of the Mediterranean transformed into a giant salty lake was first conceived, the fascinating history of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) still arouses …

Jun 1, 2014 · The Messinian salinity crisis can be defined as an ecological crisis caused by large amplitude environmental changes which developed in the Mediterranean at the end of the …

Jul 3, 2019 · The so-called Messinian salinity crisis, which dramatically affected the Mediterranean Sea at the end of Miocene, and resulted in the accumulation of important quantities of both …

Oct 24, 2024 · Once upon a time, the Mediterranean Sea turned into a vast salty basin for around half a million years. Hints of this geological upset can still be seen today – and there’s a …

Dec 25, 2024 · The crisis point was reached 5.97 million years ago, when suddenly, across the entire Mediterranean Sea, deposits of salts and gypsum began to appear. It seems likely there …

Dec 2, 2024 · Around 5.5 million years ago, almost three quarters of the Mediterranean Sea evaporated into the air – and new research helps to explain what caused this event, known as …

Dec 6, 2024 · Over 5 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea dried up, giving way to a salt flat stretching as far as the eye could see. A look back at the Mediterranean basin’s last great …