🌊 The Red Sea That Vanished 🌊 Six million years ago, the Red Sea completely dried out. Then, in a catastrophic flood, the Indian Ocean tore through volcanic sills and refilled the empty basin — almost a million years before the Mediterranean’s famous Zanclean flood. #Geology #EarthScience #FloodGeology #AncientEarth #RedSea | Above The Norm News

The Red Sea is the hottest, and saltiest sea on earth, but vibrant, healthy coral reefs thrive here. Researchers want to understand what makes these corals so resilient, as it could unlock how to saving threatened reefs around the world. In other regions, climate change is causing abnormally high ocean temperatures and increased acidification, both of which are damaging many large coral reefs. Coral reefs provide refuge and food for the majority of ocean life, so saving them is a top priority in