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Scientists discover the formation of Earth’s sixth ocean

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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

East Africa Might Break Off From the Continent Sooner Than Scientists Thought—and a New Ocean May Fill the Gap

A new study suggests that a rift in Kenya and Ethiopia has reached a critical stage in the split-up process, and that water may flood it in a few million years ...

A massive rift is splitting Africa apart forming Earth's sixth ocean

The desert floor in Ethiopia looks fixed and ancient, but it is moving. Across the Afar region and down the East African Rift ...
insider.si.edu

Sedimentation in the African rifts edited by L.E. Frostick [and others]

African rift tectonics and sedimentation : an introduction / H.G. Reading -- Geomorphology of the African Rift System / A.T. Grove -- Geophysical controls on sedimentation within the African rift ...
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Massive crack will one day split the continent of Africa, researchers say

The African continent will one day break in two, with a new ocean filling the void between the separation, scientists say. Researchers have determined that Eastern Africa will likely split from the ...
The Conversation

Why does Ethiopia have earthquakes and volcanoes? A geologist explains

A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from Awash Fentale, an area in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The area falls within a ...
The Conversation

We detected deep pulses beneath Africa – what we learned could help us understand volcanic activity

Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and they still are. Our new study reveals fresh evidence of rhythmic pulses of ...