On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, R. A. Hettinga wrote:
Evidently, there's oceanographic evidence that the Mediterranean itself was dry at one time, with an equivalent event (well of type, it was by definition, larger) at Gibraltar, though, it seems to me that it was sometime very much closer to the last ice age than the events described in today's news.
Actualy it's been dry several times. The Med is in a 'salinity crisis'. The most recent time the Atlantic broke through at Gibralter there was a waterfall that was several thousand feet high. The mean level of the Med is lower even today than the Atlantic with a net flow into the Med. ____________________________________________________________________ He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------