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An Enormous Crack Just Opened Up In Africa, Evidence Africa Is Literally Splitting In Two
A massive crack suddenly appeared in Kenya, prompting new discussion on the breakup of Africa into two land masses. The crack continues to grow in size as heavy rainfall in Kenya's Narok County exacerbates the kilometer-sized chasm.
The sudden appearance of the crack is related to a regional zone of weakness and broadly associated with the continued breakup of the African continent. The leading hypothesis behind the breakup of the African continent is caused by an underlying superheated plume. This plume is causing Africa to split in two along the eastern edge of the continent. Thankfully, the rifting process will take many millions of years as the crust begins to thin and sink and a small seaway begins to intrude the rift zone.
Splitting a continent in two is quite common, for instance, it led to the opening of the Atlantic Ocean. Notice how Africa and South America would fit perfectly together, this is because they were once one landmass, eventually sutured apart by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. While scientists have known for quite some time about the rifting in Africa, the underlying cause has been hard to pin down. Evidence suggests it is due to a superplume upwelling along the eastern edge of Africa, figuratively "burning" a hole in Earth's crust.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/04/02/an-enormous-crack-just-opened-up-in-africa-evidence-africa-is-literally-splitting-in-two/#63ef392e3941
lindysalsagal
(20,726 posts)Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Don't even think that Trump will still be in office thousands of years from now. LOL
Yupster
(14,308 posts)is developing right in the Great Rift Valley.
Who would have thought that might happen?
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)I wonder if anyone has quantified it.
csziggy
(34,137 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,170 posts)That's been known about for years.
sheshe2
(83,875 posts)Thanks, me. Interesting movement.
Me.
(35,454 posts)I'm wondering how Egypt will be affected
Catherine Vincent
(34,491 posts)Thanks for posting.
SCantiGOP
(13,873 posts)In a thousand years.
BootinUp
(47,179 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,033 posts)The thread title undersells the real news by stating a known fact.
blake2012
(1,294 posts)Threat of continent being torn asunder is managed by UN Department of Global Integrity, and notches us up one click closer to
The extrmemly dark red level signifies as that 2012 movie shit just got real which is approximately 500 levels away from current color coding.