The East African Rift is a significant tectonic rift that is gradually splitting the eastern part of Africa from the rest of the continent. This rift is part of the larger Great Rift Valley system, and it's caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface. Over millions of years, this rifting process could eventually lead to the formation of a new ocean, separating the eastern part of Africa (including countries like Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia) from the rest of the contin

AFRICA IS SPLITTING IN TWO! The African continent is slowly being reshaped. The East African Rift is an active tectonic boundary where the African Plate is gradually splitting into two separate plates: the Nubian Plate to the west and the Somali Plate to the east. This geological process is creating massive rift valleys, deep lakes, and volcanic activity across countries like Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Over millions of years, this slow movement could eventually create a new ocean, separating

A new video shows a timelapse of the lava flows erupted in Kilauea's Lower East Rift Zone between May 16 and June 25. It was created from the GIS files produced for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's map updates (https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_maps.html), which may be downloaded at https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/imap/5afe0ba7e4b0da30c1bdb9db . Pre-2018 lava flows are shown with purple outlines, current flows in red, and the basemap is the USGS National Map (htt