A new ocean could form in the distant future after a split continues to form in Africa, according to researchers. "This is the only place on Earth where you can study how a continental rift becomes an ...
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How the African continent might tear itself apart
You’ve seen politics and national borders change all the time, but have you ever witnessed a continent literally breaking ...
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have published new details about the evolution of the East African Rift (EAR) Valley, one of the world's largest continental rift zones. Christopher ...
Large cracks in Ethiopian soil reveal geological process that could divide Africa and form new ocean
A series of slowly widening fissures in southern Ethiopia once again drew the attention of scientists and authorities to one ...
Scientists have warned that Africa is breaking apart faster than previously thought. A 35-mile-long fissure in Ethiopia’s desert emerged in 2005 but has since been widening at a rate of half an inch ...
A large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya. The tear, which continues to grow, caused part of the Nairobi-Narok highway to collapse and was ...
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