The East African Rift threatens to split the massive contient into two plates in the distant future, though geological events ...

In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly tearing itself apart — a slow-motion, geological drama. Over ...

For three days a cloud of billowing ash dimmed the sun as the region's ... mountain" in the Afar language—erupted. What set off these startling events? Miles below the surface a mammoth burp ...

The current episode of earthquake activity is being caused by magmatic activity in Oromia and Afar region. Magma (molten ... movement of magma beneath the surface. Magma rising from deep within ...

Addis Abeba — Following the designation of the original evacuation sites--where households displaced by recent seismic activity in the Afar region had taken shelter--as "high-risk areas ...

A semi-desert plain that lies between two rugged mountains has, for about five months, been the epicenter of volcanic activity in Ethiopia's Afar region. From a distance, it looks serene and peaceful.

The current episode of earthquake activity is being caused by magmatic activity in Oromia and Afar region. Magma (molten ... that shape Earth's interior and surface. The outermost layer of Earth ...