The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
has come up with an interesting simulation showing how the Earth would look
like if the oceans would dry up.
The simulation gives an insight into what a difference lowered sea levels
would make. The NASA, upon lowering the sea levels by 50 meters, found that
more land becomes visible, reported The Indian Express.
With the lowering of sea level by 50 metres, the United
Kingdom and Ireland appeared connected with mainland Europe. The same happened
with parts of Asia and Oceania.
The simulation also showed Australia and Papua New Guinea getting
connected. Besides, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines get linked when the
sea level goes down.
Revealing surprising information, the NASA simulation exhibited that it
would be possible to travel from Europe to the Americas by land, if sea level
is decreased by 1,000 metres.
The reports also suggest that humans managed to conquer the majority of
the Earth using boats since the landmass was present during the last Ice Age.
NASA, by removing some of the water, tried to give a glimpse as to how the
planet was like for our ancient ancestors.
As scientists removed more water, some of the large mountain ranges which
are covered by the ocean got visible.
According to reports, most of the ocean disappeared when the scientists
lowered the sea level by 6,000 metres.
However, it was revealed that another 5,000 metres of sea level has to be
decreased to expose the entirety of the Mariana Trench – the deepest point on
the planet.
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