A new ocean? Scientists track dramatic (but slow) changes near Africa.
Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.
Scientists on alert: Africa is splitting and an ocean is emerging at record speed
The continent’s landscape is evolving as large tectonic plates shift. Eventually, the Eastern countries will separate from ...
Why Is Africa Splitting Into Two Continents?
Discover why Africa is slowly splitting into two continents due to the East African Rift. This geological transformation, ...
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Scientists Say a Sixth Ocean Is Forming as East Africa Splits Apart
Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...
The Earth could get a new ocean and continent a lot sooner than we thought
The Geological Society of London says of Africa’s severing: ‘Today the EAR remains above sea level however in the future, as ...
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A country's splitting in two and it's going to create a new continent
About 250 million years ago, you could pretty easily walk from Australia to North America – with ... this tectonic plate boundary zone the East African Rift Valley (EAR), part of the wider ...
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Anatomy of Nyiragongo
Some of the world's most spectacular but least-known volcanoes lie along the East African Rift, a wide crack in ... a so-called stratovolcano located just north of the city of Goma in the ...
Israel and North Africa: Security challenges and strategic alliances - opinion
Ensuring stability in North Africa is not only a regional necessity but also a global imperative, with significant ...