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more about #earthscience Roklimber: Proof that this rift was created by aliens. First there was the Face On Mars. Now, it's the Face On Earth. I did not do anything to the original imag... more » Post-Nuked: Quick! Dispatch the Spice harvesters there before the worms come! #science more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Awwww! 4 million years? But I want it now! #science more » capnrob: To clarify things; this happened in an area known (or was formerly known, I haven't kept up) as the Great Rift Valley, which goes smack through Ethiop... more » leeflower: that's no rift.... it's a sarlaac pit! #science more » Blue_Thark: And they scoffed at me when I said dropping the Ring in there was a bad idea. #science more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: Shai hulud is going to be really upset with that new ocean. #science more » bishop1j: And here I thought the Rift was in Cardiff #science more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: So that's where the Great Pit of Carkoon is... #science more » cadrina: 4 millions? I prefer to buy land now and then trow a megabomb on the hole and have land by sea easy like that. I just need some kryptonite to keep Sup... more » strideo: Aww! I don't wanna wait 4 million years for a new sea in Africa. #science more » SuperTuna: Look - the only "rifts" that count are... [en.wikipedia.org] "Thus, an average player character in Rifts Earth with standard-issue armor and weapons... more » Pope John Peeps II: Eight years ago an evil genius bought up all that land and started building his machine..... #science more » ilves: Hey... new solution to global warming/rising sea levels. Make new oceans! #science more » ManchuCandidate: Maybe I'm still groggy, but it looks bit like a vagina to me. #science more » Hamslicer: ... did you hear that? #science more » RandomFrequentFlierDent-Hogswatch!: So I guess now would be the time to buy some future-sea side property? My post-human descendents will thank me. #science more » Klebert L. Hall: "Jimena still looked awe-inspiring even when it diminished to a tropical storm." Well, tropical storms are kind of awe-inspiring. Lotta energy in a s... more » thexpert is no ones lapdog: How ho you pronounce the 'J' in Jimena? Jiminy Cricket or Hennifer Lopez? more » gorehound: love these kind of pictures more » -
#megageophysics
Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
Four years ago, a volcano opened this massive crack between the African and Arabian tectonic plates in Ethopia. New research shows it could be the beginning of a new ocean shoreline. More » -
#geophysicalporn
The Churning Heart of Hurricane Jimena
A few days ago, megastorm Jimena was a category 4 hurricane in the Pacific, bashing its way to Baja California. As these satellite photos show, Jimena still looked awe-inspiring even when it diminished to a tropical storm. More » -
#geophysicalporn
The Supervolcano That's About to Shatter Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park boasts dozens of geysers and broiling eruptions. But they're nothing compared to the massive volcano that bubbles beneath the park, and could unleash a world-altering blast. Check out these images of the megablast-in-waiting. More » -
#apocalypse
Scientists Explain How to Cause a Mass Extinction
Life on Earth probably wouldn't be extinguished by a comet strike alone. Mass extinctions require at least two kinds of mega-events, one of which is often a volcano that erupts for thousands of years. More » -
#megageophysics
Where Tectonic Plates Meet in a Volcanic Pool
You're looking at the Afar Depression in Ethiopia, a 12-foot-wide hot springs that exists at the junction of three massive tectonic plates. It also sits on top of a volcano. More »
