Plate tectonics is a good example of ... including the Horn of Africa. Dramatic events, such as sudden motorway-splitting faults can give continental rifting a sense of urgency.

Plate tectonics have caused the landmasses to shift over time, and another shift is occurring in the 21st century. Scientists have known for the past two decades that Africa has been splitting.

Africa, although it seems like a uniform landmass, is gradually splitting into two parts. This change is the result of tectonic plate movements, which have become increasingly noticeable in recent ...

Just when you thought you had seen or heard it all, and then bam! Africa is splitting into two continents. The splitting of Africa will create a new ocean, the sixth one. Unfortunately, we will not ...

This rift, a tectonic fault line, marks where the Somalian and Nubian plates are slowly moving apart, setting the stage for Africa’s eventual split. Future Ocean to Form Once the continental ...

A dramatic transformation is unfolding in Africa as tectonic forces split the continent ... The African and Somali plates diverge at 0.8 cm annually, forming a 60-km-long rift in Ethiopia ...

If the two tectonic ... be affected by the split between the Nubian and Somali plates. The plates are diverging by 7 mm every year. It is estimated the complete split of Africa will happen in ...

Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This process, driven by movements along the East African Rift System, is ...