About 13,000 years ago, the water outflow from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean was twice that of today’s (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

About 13,000 years ago, the water outflow from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean was twice that of today’s

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The new study supports the hypothesis that increased salt input from the Mediterranean into Atlantic waters during the Younger Dryas was key to reactivating the North Atlantic circulation.

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UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA

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