Megaflood Created the English Channel
Posted on August 17, 2007 Comments (1)
Ancient Megaflood Made Britain an Island, Study Says
In addition to making Britain an island, the authors add, the huge flood had wide-ranging environmental consequences. For example, the gigantic pulse of freshwater entering the Atlantic Ocean likely caused a period of climate cooling in the Northern Hemisphere, Gibbard said. “The introduction of ice and freshwater into an ocean drives climate oscillations and causes marked cooling events,” he explained.
The flood also marooned many animals and plants, so those species gradually evolved into different forms than their mainland cousins.
via: Pre-Chunnel Flood
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July 13th, 2008 @ 6:51 pm
We don’t have 500 years of data. And the conditions today (I believe) are much more likely to create extreme conditions. So taking comfort in 500 year (.2%), or even 100 year (1% probability) flood “predictions” is dangerous…