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Hi I'm an oceanographer and dabble in geology. You could indeed accomplish something like this by damming Gibraltar; as was mentioned earlier this happens occasionally on geological time scales. The sill between the Med and Atlantic is very shallow, and tectonic shifts cause it to pinch closed and then the Med mostly evaporates. One ecological aspect that hasn't been mentioned is that evaporating some of the Med would make the remaining volume of water that much saltier. That would be extremely stressful on the ecosystem. Setting aside the ecological disasters it would cause, you've also got all the infrastructure and economy built up on the existing shoreline. You're going to replace all that maritime shipping infrastructure, fishing industry, etc with below sea-level saline dust flats? Alright, sounds good. It is a Bad Idea.
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On the plus side, you'd have an endless supply of sea salt and potassium fertilizer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvite
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Jun 15, 2015 17:37
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