In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as the East African Rift. Far from being a mere curiosity, this rift holds the ...

For decades, geologists have been closely monitoring developments in the East African Rift (EAR) system - a fissure, which stretches 4,000 miles long and 30–40 miles wide along the deserts of ...

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This ...

Solving issues to achieve optimum development of the Great Rift Valley’s unique geothermal systems Kenya is in the process of switching its main source of power from hydropower, which is unstable due ...

The formation of a sixth ocean could bring ... while the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea could flood the East African Rift Valley, forming a new ocean. However, complete continental separation ...

In 2005, Ethiopia experienced earthquakes that caused the appearance of a 35-mile-long fissure in the desert called the East African Rift. "It marked the start of a long process in which the ...

The East African Rift ... cobra diverging from its African counterpart due to geographic isolation. Ocean’s Cradle As the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea flood the Rift Valley, an ocean will form ...