Kilometric sea level changes during the Messinian salinity crisis
https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/sciadv.ads9752
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messinian_salinity_crisis

* event: Mediterranean Sea desiccation 5.9-5.3 million years ago
* left deep dry basin 3-5 km deep below normal sea level
* Messinian salts est. 1M+ cubic km

#geology #Mediterranean #Messinian #dessication

Drought

https://diode.zone/videos/watch/63ef19c3-19b6-4163-b95a-0b51b5a9fd99

How stressful is metamorphosis in anurans, especially during metamorphic climax?
#bombina #anurans #amphibians #dessication #climatechange #oxidativestress #lab29

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8066544/