Global flood theories

Global flood theories explore the idea that a significant flood event impacted many ancient cultures, leading to similar flood myths found in various religions. Scholars suggest this may have been inspired by catastrophic regional floods, such as the Black Sea deluge or the melting glaciers from the last Ice Age. Some theories propose that these events were so dramatic they influenced cultures globally, resulting in shared narratives of destruction and survival, like the biblical story of Noah's Ark or the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh. These theories seek to understand the intersection of natural disasters and human storytelling.