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The crust under Africa is thinning in a way that hasn’t been seen before
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The crust under Africa is thinning in a way that hasn’t been seen before

Science News·Katherine Kornei·4 months ago
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Africa’s Turkana Rift Zone, a hotbed of hominin fossils, is caught in the act of “necking," a critical transition toward continental breakup.

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East Africa Might Break Off From the Continent Sooner Than Scientists Thought—and a New Ocean May Fill the Gap
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East Africa Might Break Off From the Continent Sooner Than Scientists Thought—and a New Ocean May Fill the Gap

Smithsonian Magazine·Margherita Bassi·4 months ago
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A new study suggests that a rift in Kenya and Ethiopia has reached a critical stage in the split-up process, and that water may flood it in a few million years

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East Africa’s Turkana Rift may be closer to splitting than scientists thought
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East Africa’s Turkana Rift may be closer to splitting than scientists thought

Reddit r/EarthScience·u/Brighter-Side-News·5 months ago
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Beneath the Turkana Rift, which stretches across Kenya and Ethiopia, researchers say Earth’s crust has thinned much more than scientists realized.…

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Camping in The Rift Valley
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Camping in The Rift Valley

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Camped 2 nights in the Rift Valley and got roommates I didn’t book: zebras by day, giraffes at golden hour. Woke up to stripes moving past the tent, fell asleep to distant hyena whoops and the crunch of giraffes browsing acacia nearby.…

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