A continent in motion: GPS shows the East African Rift is slowly splitting apart

Africa's ground is shifting. Tectonic forces are tearing the continent apart along the East African Rift. Satellites and GPS ...

New Ocean Is Being Born As Africa Splits Into Two Continents

The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated ...

Study reveals Africa's tectonic rift could create ocean

A study published in the Journal of African Earth Sciences sheds new light on the magnetic structure of the Afar region's crust and the process of the African continent's division.
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The African continent is slowly peeling apart. Scientists say a new ocean is being born.

In one of the hottest places on Earth, along an arid stretch of East Africa’s Afar region, it’s possible to stand on the exact spot where, deep underground, the continent is splitting apart. This ...