You'll be feeling earthquakes, you'll be seeing volcanoes erupt, but you won't see the ocean intrude in our lifetimes.' The separation stems from the East African Rift System, which is a 2,000-mile ...

Ethiopia has around 50 active volcanoes. Most are in the Ethiopian Rift, the northern segment of the East African Rift System. An active volcano has magma stored deep within its crust that could ...

A scientist has warned that an area of East Africa could break away from the rest of the continent sooner than previously ...

While the actual dramatic split and creation of a new continent and ocean are at least a million years away and we'll all ...

Ethiopia is grappling with an escalating seismic crisis as a series of earthquakes linked to the East African Rift raises ...

Scientists are predicting that Earth's eighth continent could develop a lot sooner than initially thought. We'll be long dead when/if the eighth continent emerges around the eastern coast of Africa - ...

At 4,000 miles long and 30–40 miles wide, the East African Rift (EAR) system is one of the geologic wonders of the world.

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

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 ...

An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

Amdemichael Tadesse does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ecosystem of the region, as well as the way humans live. In the geologic ...