Unusual tectonic activity may have caused it to release and reabsorb
Not according to the Bible story.
The water all fell from the sky as rain.
And all of it happened (both the release and the evaporation) within 30 days --- otherwise, the animals would have all died from starvation --- which should have happened anyway because after such a massive flood, all the food sources would have been washed away and covered under mud and silt.
Bottom line: This story is about as logical as flying reindeer.
Not according to the Bible story.
The water all fell from the sky as rain.
And all of it happened (both the release and the evaporation) within 30 days --- otherwise, the animals would have all died from starvation --- which should have happened anyway because after such a massive flood, all the food sources would have been washed away and covered under mud and silt.
Bottom line: This story is about as logical as flying reindeer.