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Desert Rift Creating New African Sea—Slowly

Crack created by volcanic eruption will eventually meet with Red Sea

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 3, 2009 2:14 PM CST

(Newser) – Africa is getting a new ocean—in a million years, give or take. It's starting with a 35-mile rift in the Ethiopian desert caused by the eruption of a volcano in 2005. The rift will eventually meet with the Red Sea, allowing the waters to...   Read full story »

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