Africa’s New Ocean: A Continent Splits Apart – International – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News
A Continent Splits ApartBy Axel Bojanowski
Normally new rivers, seas and mountains are born in slow motion. The Afar Triangle near the Horn of Africa is another story. A new ocean is forming there with staggering speed — at least by geological standards. Africa will eventually lose its horn.
Geologist Dereje Ayalew and his colleagues from Addis Ababa University were amazed — and frightened. They had only just stepped out of their helicopter onto the desert plains of central Ethiopia when the ground began to shake under their feet. The pilot shouted for the scientists to get back to the helicopter. And then it happened: the Earth split open. Crevices began racing toward the researchers like a zipper opening up. After a few seconds, the ground stopped moving, and after they had recovered from their shock, Ayalew and his colleagues realized they had just witnessed history. For the first time ever, human beings were able to witness the first stages in the birth of an ocean.
You hear news about the Ice cap being smaller and that cities in danger of been flooded over (Venice) and other palces totally changing… and here we have an example of the earth ever changing and continually “surprising” Scientists, when it shouldn’t. I believe that we have always eveolved… and the world with it. But you can see God’s hand and here is an example.
