A volcanic eruption and series of earthquakes in 2005 were important not because they did a great deal of damage to humans, but because they’re geologic evidence of where Earth’s next ocean will most likely pop up.
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Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/10415877
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2017JB014902
https://theconversation.com/africa-is-splitting-in-two-here-is-why-94056
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2018/04/03/the-discovery-of-the-great-rift-valley-where-africa-is-splitting-in-two/#7e3cc4006f43
https://www.livescience.com/10592-giant-crack-africa-create-ocean.html
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