Africa’s great divide: Tectonic forces are slowly tearing the continent apart

Africa is slowly splitting into two distinct landmasses—western and eastern portions—due to tectonic forces, with a new ocean forming between them over the next 5-10 million years. The 4,000-mile-long East African Rift is the primary fracture zone, widening at 5-16 mm per year, accompanied by volcanic activity and earthquakes. Continental rifting in the Afar region […]