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A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say
A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and ...
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African continent is being split in half as new study gives major update on what is causing it
A new study has provided a major update on why Africa is being split into two. The rift has been happening gradually for ...
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Africa is being split in two by terrifying crack in Earth's surface - faster than expected - MSN
The rift is a massive 20-plus-million-year-old continental crack in the Earth's surface stretching across East Africa through the Red Sea, with its two tectonic plates, the Nubian and Somali ...
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Parting of the Red Sea: Wind, Tides or Miracle?
From atmospheric models to tidal land bridges, researchers explore how the sea might have split. Ivan Aivazovsky, “The Passage Through the Red Sea,” 1891 (photo: Public Domain) Dave Armstrong ...
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Africa’s Continental Split May Hold Clues To What’s Happening Deep Inside Earth
Scientists found that the speed at which continents split apart directly influences how molten rock flows deep beneath ...