Africa Is Drying Up, and It’s Tearing the Continent in Two—Literally

Africa Is Drying Up, and It’s Tearing the Continent in Two—Literally

With less water in the lakes, especially Lake Turkana, it has become easier for the great rift beneath to move.

Africa Is Splitting Into Two Continents

The Birth of a New Ocean: Africa’s Rift That Is Changing the PlanetA new ocean is forming in Africa — and for the first time in human history, scientists are able to witness the birth of an ocean in real time.Deep beneath Ethiopia’s Afar region, the Earth’s crust is slowly tearing apart. Tectonic plates are separating, magma is rising from the mantle, and the continent itself is beginning to split. What is happening beneath this arid landscape c…