Salinity Crisis News Today

Scientists from the Geological Institute of Israel have discovered an underwater canyon near Cyprus.The canyon, located near the underwater ridge Eratosthenes, chronologically corresponds to a geological phenomenon that occurred 5.5 million years ago, known as the Messinian Salinity Crisis.It is 10

Fresh water that trickled down into Earth's crust 6 million years ago became trapped thousands of feet beneath the Hyblaean Mountains in Sicily, forming an aquifer that has not budged since.

Australian research shows how a megaflood 5 million years ago turned the Mediterranean from brine to a thriving marine ecosystem.

The recently constructed border barrier is the latest concern of longtime Ocotillo resident and environmental advocate Edie Harmon.