Viral videos claiming that the sea has mysteriously “disappeared” from Argentina are misleading. The ocean did not permanently dry up or vanish. Instead, coastal areas near Buenos Aires experienced an unusually dramatic and temporary retreat of seawater during an exceptional low-tide event in late August 2026. Videos circulating on social media showed large stretches of…
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