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Ancient 300-foot-tall mud waves gave rise to Atlantic Ocean
According to geologists at the UK’s Heriot Watt University, gigantic waves of mud and sand sediment about 250 miles off the ...
117 million-year-old mud waves reveal the birth of the Atlantic Ocean
Heriot-Watt scientists have discovered giant underwater mud waves buried deep below the Atlantic Ocean, 400 kilometers off ...
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117-Million-Year-Old Sediment Waves Near Africa Show How Atlantic Ocean Was Formed
Located 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) below today’s seabed, the wavy sediments were formed during the Equatorial Atlantic Gateway ...
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Gigantic 'mud waves' buried deep beneath the ocean floor reveal dramatic formation of Atlantic when Africa and South America finally split
Enormous "mud waves" buried under the Atlantic seabed formed 117 million years ago as the Atlantic Ocean opened up.
Giant Waves Reveal How the Atlantic Was Born
The Atlantic Ocean may have formed millions of years earlier than previously thought, igniting a period of climate change, scientists found.
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Scientists Discover 117-Million-Year-Old Underwater Sediment Waves, Show How the Atlantic Ocean Formed
Scientists Discover 117-Million-Year-Old Underwater Sediment Waves, Show How the Atlantic Ocean Formed The Atlantic Ocean ...
‘Got Mud?’ Researchers monitor the health of the Puget Sound
For the next few weeks, the state’s marine monitoring team will collect sediment and organism samples across Puget Sound ...
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L&C South Shore Ramp Temporarily Closed
The South Shore boat ramp at Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area is closed temporarily to access. According to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, sediment has ...
As US doubles down on fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block
The administration wants to cut funding for programs that help communities adapt to wildfire risk, sea-level rise and ...