Deep Mantle Superplume Threatens to Split Africa in Two
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A new study provides evidence that a massive superplume of hot mantle rock beneath Africa is driving the continent's volcanic activity and rifting, originating from the core-mantle boundary and causing widespread geological fractures.
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