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Deep Earth Pulses Beneath Ethiopia Trigger Warnings of Africa’s Continental Split
Africa’s Great Split: A Continent Torn Apart by Deep Earth Forces Scientists warn that Africa is undergoing a dramatic geological transformation, with a massive crack slowly tearing the continent apart. Over millions of years, this rift could create a new ocean, splitting eastern Africa—including Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia—into a separate landmass with its own coastline. […]
Scientists Uncover Cause of Accelerated Continental Rift in Africa
East Africa’s Great Rift: A Continent Slowly Splitting Apart A colossal geological shift is unfolding in East Africa, where the African Plate is being torn apart by the East African Rift System (EARS). Spanning 2,000 miles, this rift—active for at least 22 million years—marks the boundary between the Somali and Nubian tectonic plates, which are […]