'Primordial' Superplume of Deep Mantle Splitting Africa in Two, Study Suggests

Africa is being split apart by intense 'superplume' of hot rock, experts warn

AFRICA is splitting apart – meaning the continent will form two separate land masses with an ocean in between in several million years, experts say. But the driving force behind the continental drift has long been debated. GettyThe East African Rift System drives volcanic activity in places like the Erta Ale volcano in Ethiopia[/caption] NationDamage caused by the rift at an intersection in Maai Mahiu-Narok[/caption] Scientists previously though…

Study suggests Africa is being torn apart by a 'superplume' of hot...

Researchers have found fresh evidence that Africa is breaking apart because of a deep mantle superplume of hot rock beneath the East African Rift System. Researchers have found new evidence that a gigantic superplume of hot rock is rising beneath Africa, causing intense volcanic activity and splitting the continent in two. Geologists have long known that Africa is slowly breaking apart in a region called the East African Rift System (EARS), but …

'Primordial' superplume of deep mantle splitting Africa in two, study suggests

Researchers have found fresh evidence that Africa is breaking apart because of a deep mantle superplume of hot rock beneath the East African Rift System.

Africa is being split apart by intense ‘superplume’ of hot...

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Superplume Beneath Continent Is Splitting Africa Apart

… 3,500 kilometers through Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Malawi, and host … is present beneath East Africa," summarizes Stuart. … and the plume beneath Africa, explaining the identical chemical … Kenya Rift Reveal a Common Deep Mantle Source Beneath East Africa …