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Water once returned to the Mediterranean with a force almost impossible to imagine.

This video explores the Zanclean Flood, the event that ended the Messinian Salinity Crisis and rapidly refilled the Mediterranean basin. We look at what scientists believe happened when the barrier at the Strait of Gibraltar failed, allowing Atlantic water to rush in, carving channels, reshaping the seafloor, and raising sea levels across the basin in a relatively short geological time.

The documentary follows the evidence used to reconstruct this event: deep erosion features, sediment patterns, seismic surveys, and models of how water would behave when pouring through a gap between oceans and a nearly empty basin. The scale, speed, and energy involved make it one of the most dramatic known floods in Earth’s history.

Instead of rushing through the topic, the pacing stays measured and clear, letting the sequence of events unfold step by step — from isolation, to drying, to the sudden return of the sea.

If you feel like sharing, you’re always welcome to say where you’re watching from and what time it is there. It’s a quiet reminder of how stable our coastlines feel compared to the past.

Rest when you’re ready,
and let the sound of ancient waters fade gently into the background.