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March 18, 2026
Scientists Discover Where a NEW OCEAN Is Forming: This Continent Is Slowly BREAKING APART! The World Map Will No Longer Be the Same
Hollywood has often presented us with end-of-the-world scenarios – movies like “2012” depicted spectacular but fictional apocalypses on the big screen.
TL;DR
- Africa is slowly splitting apart in the Afar region, a process known as continental rifting.
- This geological process, occurring at the junction of three major fault lines, could eventually lead to the formation of a new ocean.
- The rate of separation is extremely slow, measured in millimeters per year, and the formation of a new ocean is expected to take millions of years.
- The Afar region is a unique 'open-air laboratory' for scientists to study the formation of new ocean floors.
- Recent fossil discoveries in Afar, including a 2.6-million-year-old hominin, are providing new insights into human evolution and the distribution of early human ancestors.
- The region is geologically active, with recent volcanic eruptions causing significant ash clouds and travel disruptions.