Africa's Rapid Split: Mysterious Pulses and a New Ocean in the Making
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Scientists have discovered a mysterious rhythmic pulse in the Earth's mantle beneath the Afar region, linked to the rifting of the African continent, which may lead to the formation of a new ocean basin and provides a rare opportunity to observe continental breakup in real time.
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- “They Watched the Ground Tear Open”: Giant Crack in Kenya Signals Africa Is Slowly Splitting in Two (and a new ocean is forming) africatimes.com
- “They Found Earth’s Hidden Heartbeat”: Scientists Detect Pulsing Mantle Beneath Africa That’s Slowly Tearing the Continent Apart africatimes.com
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