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IronLionZion

(50,435 posts) Fri Nov 21, 2025, 02:52 PM Friday

Africa Is Splitting Into Two Continents

This was interesting to watch. I've seen news articles on this. The video provides powerful visuals.

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Africa Is Splitting Into Two Continents (Original Post) IronLionZion Friday OP

1+ Norrrm Friday #1

Excellent! EarthAbides Friday #2

K & R Very interesting! FakeNoose Friday #3

East African Rift IronLionZion Friday #4

My current research is focused on this region. cab67 Friday #5

Thanks for posting - fascinating PatSeg Friday #6

Tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of years from now. The blink-of-an-eye... QueerDuck Friday #7

Hmmm AverageOldGuy Friday #8

I once flew over the Danakil Depression at the head of the Rift Zorro Friday #9

As a covered pot boils faster, I'm wondering if global warming has an effect on volcanic activity? Uncle Joe Friday #10

That sounded intriguing so I googled. IronLionZion Friday #13

Very powerful video -- byronius Friday #11

Really Fascinating mgardener Friday #12

Found this site....interesting what the earth looked like when Dinosaurs lived NowsTheTime Saturday #14

Norrrm

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1. 1+

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 02:59 PM

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EarthAbides

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2. Excellent!

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 03:20 PM

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Thank you for that!

FakeNoose

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3. K & R Very interesting!

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 03:21 PM

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My sister spent 2 years in Kenya as a Peace Corps volunteer. I believe she was there a few years before 2005 when these "cracks" started happening.

IronLionZion

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4. East African Rift

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 03:37 PM

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Rift

cab67

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5. My current research is focused on this region.

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:30 PM

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The fossil record of crocodiles in the Rift Valley is magnificent.

PatSeg

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6. Thanks for posting - fascinating

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:37 PM

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QueerDuck

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7. Tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of years from now. The blink-of-an-eye...

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 05:04 PM

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in geological terms. --- This was a great video. Thanks for sharing it.

AverageOldGuy

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8. Hmmm

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 05:14 PM

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What's the chance of Mar-A-Lago splitting off into the Gulf of Mexico and sinking? On the weekend, of course.

Zorro

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9. I once flew over the Danakil Depression at the head of the Rift

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 05:37 PM

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It was a landscape of weirdly colored green pools of water surrounded by orange and sulfurous yellow rocks and salt pans. It's a sight unlike anything I'd ever seen before or since.

Uncle Joe

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10. As a covered pot boils faster, I'm wondering if global warming has an effect on volcanic activity?

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 05:57 PM

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Thanks for the thread IronLionZion

IronLionZion

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13. That sounded intriguing so I googled.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #10)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 07:21 PM

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Yes, it can. Rising sea levels can increase pressure on underwater magma chambers

https://www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/planet/climate-change-will-also-have-an-impact-on-volcanic-eruptions/

byronius

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11. Very powerful video --

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 06:09 PM

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— reminding us that massive change always lurks ahead.

Thanks for this post!

mgardener

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12. Really Fascinating

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 06:10 PM

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Thanks!

NowsTheTime

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14. Found this site....interesting what the earth looked like when Dinosaurs lived

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Sat Nov 22, 2025, 08:51 AM

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"Dinosaurs lived during the Mesozoic Era, which lasted from about 252 to 66 million years ago"

https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#150

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