While the East African Rift Valley is an area of active tectonics ... the overlying crust to expand and fracture, leading to the formation of rifts. The mechanics of this rifting involve the ...

Remarkably, it could one day lead to the formation of Earth's sixth ocean ... flooding the Afar region and the East African ...

Solving issues to achieve optimum development of the Great Rift Valley’s unique geothermal systems Kenya is in the process of switching its main source of power from hydropower, which is unstable due ...

The formation of a sixth ocean could bring ... while the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea could flood the East African Rift Valley, forming a new ocean. However, complete continental separation ...

The East African Rift ... cobra diverging from its African counterpart due to geographic isolation. Ocean’s Cradle As the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea flood the Rift Valley, an ocean will form ...

A monumental geological event is underway in East Africa. Deep within the Earth’s crust, tectonic forces are gradually breaking the African continent apart ... The iconic Great Rift Valley, stretching ...