A New Ocean Could Split Africa Into Two Continents
A massive rift that opened in northeast Ethiopia in 2005 appears to herald the first continental breakup since modern humans evolved, triggering volcanos, sinking land, and a flood of seawater.

A massive rift that opened in northeast Ethiopia in 2005 appears to herald the first continental breakup since modern humans evolved, triggering volcanos, sinking land, and a flood of seawater.