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When Continents Split and Oceans Are Born: The East African Rift’s Slow March Toward a Sixth Ocean and a New Africa
The Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea will flood over the Afar region and into the East African Rift Valley, giving rise to a new ...
A Hidden Blob Beneath Africa Is Fueling Volcanoes—and It Could Split the Continent in Two
Stretching 4,000 miles, the East African Rift System is one of the largest in the world—and scientists just uncovered the ...
Researchers found evidence that Africa might be breaking in two
A massive African superplume appears to be driving the divide of one of the world's largest continents. Here's what we know.
Africa is splitting—and Earth's sixth ocean is rising from below
In the dry, sun-scorched deserts of Ethiopia, a slow but astonishing transformation has been unfolding since 2005. A ...
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One of Earth's Continents Is Splitting Apart and May Create a Whole New Ocean
An active continental rift zone currently exists in what is called the East African Rift System, where what is known as the Somalian plate is pulling away from the rest of the continent ...
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There's A Vast Superplume Hidden Under East Africa That May Be Causing It To Split
The volcanic activity and tectonic splitting of the East African Rift Valley is probably driven by activity deep within the Earth, a new study reveals, starting where the core meets the mantle.