Hosted on MSN10d
Scientists Say a Sixth Ocean Is Forming as East Africa Splits Apart
In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly tearing itself apart — a slow-motion, geological drama. Over ...
A new ocean? Scientists track dramatic (but slow) changes near Africa.
Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.
Surfer on MSN3d
“10,000 Billion Gallons”: A New Ocean Is Forming in Africa
“The African continent is undergoing a slow, monumental split due to tectonic plate movements in the Afar Triangle. A new ...
Daily Express US on MSN3d
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 ...
ECOticias.com8d
Seen from space ― Earth has a sixth ocean, and it’s being born in real time
Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.
ECOticias.com6d
New ocean is being born on Earth: It’s very close to America, but is “strange”
An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.
The Mediterranean Sea could completely disappear as new supercontinent forms
As two of Earth's great tectonic plates slowly crash together, the Mediterranean Sea is likely to be wiped off the face of ...