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, ...
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.
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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, ...
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“10,000 Billion Gallons”: A New Ocean Is Forming in Africa
“The African continent is undergoing a slow, monumental split due to tectonic plate movements in the Afar Triangle. A new ...
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New ocean is being born on Earth: It’s very close to America, but is “strange”
The African continent is experiencing a geological change that may redefine the planet’s geography. An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa, which will be ...
Sixth ocean is forming as Africa is breaking apart, putting many countries at risk of disappearing
Africa is slowly tearing apart, and scientists are watching closely. The continent’s shifting plates could create a new ...
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 ...
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Africa is going through a massive breakup thanks to an impending continental separation
Even with the long timelines, scientists suggest that the rift is happening ... scientists mapped the hidden continent of Zealandia located in the Southern Ocean. Africa's split "will be just ...
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Seen from space ― Earth has a sixth ocean, and it’s being born in real time
It is so easy to forget that geological processes of Earth are ongoing, always working at the same time, and surprising us. Recent scientific discoveries are revealing two extraordinary phenomena that ...