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The Red Sea Vanished From Earth for 100,000 Years Until a Catastrophic Flood Brought It Back

Once cut off from the seas and dried into a salt desert, the Red Sea was reborn 6.2 million years ago by a massive flood that ...

Scientists Reveal That the Red Sea Completely Vanished 6.2 Million Years Ago

KAUST researchers discovered that the Red Sea experienced a massive disruption 6.2 million years ago, completely transforming ...
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The Red Sea was completely dry before a massive Indian Ocean flood revived it

Some 6. 2 million years ago, the Red Sea basin was not recognizable as the deep blue waters of the ocean it is now.

How the Red Sea went completely dry before being flooded by the Indian Ocean over 6 million years ago

Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have provided conclusive evidence that the Red Sea ...
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"One Of The Most Extreme Environmental Events On Earth" Unfolded 6.2 Million Years Ago

Long before its days in the Bible, the Red Sea had a strange and turbulent history. Millions of years ago, this narrow strip ...
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Red Sea had completely vanished 6.2 million years ago

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology confirmed that the Red Sea once completely dried up around ...