Hacker News with Generative AI: Mediterranean Sea

Battle of Lepanto (wikipedia.org)
The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states arranged by Pope Pius V, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras.
History, Naval Battles, Ottoman Empire, Catholic Church, Mediterranean Sea
5 points by xqcgrek2 26 days ago | 0 comments
How to Boil the Mediterranean Sea (benbyfax.substack.com)
The sea has heated up much faster than normal in the past three years.
Climate Change, Mediterranean Sea, Science
3 points by chmaynard 72 days ago | 3 comments
Surprise Magma Chamber Growing Under Mediterranean Volcano (2023) (news.agu.org)
WASHINGTON — Using a novel imaging technique for volcanoes that produces high-resolution pictures  of seismic wave properties, a new study reveals a large, previously undetected body of mobile magma underneath Kolumbo, an active submarine volcano near Santorini, Greece.
Volcanoes, Geology, Mediterranean Sea, Greece, Science
47 points by jandrewrogers 101 days ago | 19 comments
Evidence suggests megaflood refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5M years ago (southampton.ac.uk)
A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal ‘megaflood’ refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats.
Geology, Science, Climate Change, Mediterranean Sea
13 points by geox 119 days ago | 0 comments
Orcas sink $128K yacht in Mediterranean attack: 'Like watching wolves hunt' (nypost.com)
Orcas, Marine Animals, Attacks, Yachts, Mediterranean Sea
36 points by keepamovin 300 days ago | 76 comments