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Africa is being split in two by terrifying crack in Earth's surface - faster than expected
The East African Rift threatens to split the massive contient into two plates in the distant future, though geological events ...
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Scientists Say a Sixth Ocean Is Forming as East Africa Splits Apart
The Afar region is home to the East African Rift Valley, a massive crack in the Earth’s surface that stretches through Ethiopia and Kenya. In 2005, a 35-mile-long fissure opened in the Ethiopian ...
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The Salt and the Earth
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 ...
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Ethiopian earthquakes and volcanic eruptions: Earth scientist explains the link
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 ...
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Ethiopian Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions - Earth Scientist Explains the Link
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 ...