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New Ocean Emerges as Ethiopia's Afar Region Shifts

8/10/2025

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In Ethiopia's Afar region, the earth is in motion as tectonic plates drift apart, giving rise to the remarkable Afar Triangle. Beneath the surface, intense heat and pressure are thinning and cracking the crust, hinting at the potential birth of a new ocean and a dramatic transformation of the landscape over time.

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Story summary

In Ethiopia's Afar region, the earth is in motion as tectonic plates drift apart, giving rise to the remarkable Afar Triangle. Beneath the surface, intense heat and pressure are thinning and cracking the crust, hinting at the potential birth of a new ocean and a dramatic transformation of the landscape over time.