Africa is splitting in two, and it’s happening way faster than scientists thought! A massive crack is forming along the East African Rift, slowly breaking the continent apart. One day—millions of years from now—a new ocean could form right in the middle! Scientists have been tracking this shift, and recent studies show that the process is speeding up. Earth’s plates are moving beneath our feet all the time, but this is a huge transformation. Who knows? In the distant future, we might have a whole new continent floating in the ocean! Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ : Plaque Somalienne: By Micheletb, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plaque_Somalienne.JPG Albertine Rift: By Christoph Hormann, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albertine_Rift,_East_African_Rift_(artificial_rendering).jpg CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ : View along the active Manda-Hararo rift: By DavidMPyle, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbahu_Volcano#/media/File:Manda-Hararo_rift,_Afar.jpg Afar Triangle: By CentreLeftRight, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Afar_Triangle_(political_map).png East African Rift System: By TimCowley, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_African_Rift_System,_Lake_Malawi_museum.jpg Animated Tectonic Plates Collide Loop: By LasquetiSpice, CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ , https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/animated-tectonic-plates-collide-loop-4a052941a17941b39052fa1451c63928 UNICEF Ethiopia / YouTube garfieldcdss / YouTube Greenlight Africa / YouTube Gregornot / Reddit Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me —————————————————————————————- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.

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