Some of the Bible's sweeping language does appear to indicate that the deluge covered the entire globe. But even conservative Evangelical experts like Britain's Derek Kidner urge caution. His widely used Genesis commentary for InterVarsity Press says the Bible is inspired by God but reflects a human viewpoint. Scientist Palmer said there are more than 500 accounts of vast primordial floods from cultures all over the world. Scientists agree that major extinctions of animals occurred about 11,500 years ago.
Some theorists say humanity wiped out the species.
Some say comets disintegrated or meteors crashed into the earth. Other researchers have examined ice core samples from Antarctica that show a shift to warmer temperatures between 20,000 and 10,000 years ago. In brief, Ryan and Pitman report extensive evidence that about 5600 BC the oceans broke through a land dam near present-day Istanbul, Turkey, and rushed with stupendous force into what we know as the Black Sea. They theorize that survivors carried memory of this terrible event with them as they moved south. We welcome your feedback.