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Was Doggerland catastrophically flooded by the Mesolithic Storegga tsunami?

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Ancient Catastrophes

Why Ancient Inquiry uses this citation here

Scope-control source: arXiv preprint modeling Storegga inundation and arguing that sea-level rise, not the tsunami alone, primarily drove Doggerland abandonment.

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Ancient Catastrophes

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The catalog documents real regional catastrophes and rapid environmental changes, including ice-age megafloods, deglacial sea-level rise, the Storegga tsunami, and Holocene eruptions.

Physical catastrophes are well documented in many regions, but the broader internet reset version usually outruns the evidence.

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The listed sources document multiple distinct regional or process-specific events rather than one synchronized global catastrophe that reset all civilization.

Answer / theory: There were many real regional catastrophes and some broad climate events, but no single proven global apocalypse that reset all civilization. What supports it: Geological and archaeological evidence for floods, eruptions, tsunamis, droughts, and abrupt climate events. What is weak or disputed: One synchronized global reset event. Evidence level: Mixed Evidence.

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Deglacial sea-level rise and megaflood erosion can submerge or rework local landscapes and evidence.

Answer / theory: Local evidence can be buried, eroded, submerged, or destroyed. A global advanced civilization should still leave many independent traces. What supports it: Sea-level rise and erosion can hide some sites. What is weak or disputed: Using missing evidence as positive proof. Evidence level: Mixed Evidence.

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Catastrophic-event hypotheses are scientifically testable when tied to dated physical evidence and explicit mechanisms.

Answer / theory: No. Catastrophism is scientific when it uses testable evidence and known mechanisms. It becomes pseudoscientific when it relies on cherry-picking, impossible mechanisms, or unfalsifiable cover-up claims. What supports it: Accepted examples include megafloods, tsunamis, impacts, eruptions, and abrupt climate changes. What is weak or disputed: Unfalsifiable reset narratives. Evidence level: Strong Evidence.