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Volcanic African 'unzipping' could see continent divided

theregister.co.uk
03-Nov-2009
 
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Mighty cleft suddenly appears in 'mega dyke intrusion' An enormous 35-mile-long rift which "unzipped" in "just days" across the face of Ethiopia has now been confirmed by boffins as the beginning of a process which will see... [read full story]                    

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New ocean forming in African desert

 wikinews.org 05-Nov-2009
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African desert rift confirmed as new ocean in the making

 eurekalert.org 02-Nov-2009
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Giant Crack in Africa Will Become New Ocean

freerepublic.com
03-Nov-2009
 

A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will eventually become a new ocean or sea, researchers now confirm. The crack, 20 feet wide in spots, opened in 2005. Some geologists believed then that it would spawn a new ocean. But...

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A New Ocean in the Making

thedocisin.net
03-Nov-2009
 

….Now, scientists from several countries have confirmed that the volcanic processes at work beneath the Ethiopian rift are nearly identical to those at the bottom of the world’s oceans, and the rift is indeed likely the...

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African Desert Rift Confirmed as New Ocean in the Making

freerepublic.com
02-Nov-2009
 

Geologists Show that Seafloor Dynamics Are at Work in Splitting African Continent In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning...

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