Researcher warns Africa is splitting apart at double speed as new ocean forms

Researcher warns Africa is splitting apart at double speed as new ocean forms

Scientists have given an estimation of when they believe Africa will split into two.

One of the World’s Largest Continents Is Breaking Apart, and Experts Warn of Dramatic Effects

The world map we know today is anything but permanent. Beneath the surface, tectonic forces are reshaping our planet, slowly but steadily pulling continents apart and pushing others together. Nowhere is this process more visible—or dramatic—than along the eastern coast of Africa, where the East African Rift is opening a new chapter in Earth’s geological story. The East African Rift: Tearing the Continent Apart Stretching through Ethiopia, Somali…

Scientists warn that Africa is splitting apart faster than we thought as new ocean is forming

Africa splitting apart faster than previously thought, according to scientists, with a new ocean forming.