In East Africa, geothermal energy is big business, and that’s all thanks to the East African Rift System (EARS). One of the largest rift systems on Earth —stretching 4,000 miles from Ethiopia in the ...

Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea will flood into the rift, creating a ...

Dr. Maselli and his team then interpreted the Mafia mega-slide and the other landslides occurring at the same time as a consequence of the East African Rift System (EARS), hypothesizing that plateau ...

Scientists estimate that the Afar region will be completely flooded in 5-10 million years. When this happens, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea will pour into the rift, creating a new ocean basin and ...

If it does, it could split enormous bodies of water in East Africa, such as Lake Malawi and Lake Turkana. By the time the tear is complete, as many as five to 10 million years from now, Africa may ...