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more about #megageophysics 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 » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: very cool - and very gross looking. are these the kind of pools that can cure eczema and all that? more » Pope John Peeps II: I remember this article. There are all sorts of crazy things bubbling up around there. Like pools of sulfuric acid! more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Hot springs? Minerally rich? This sounds like an io9 fact finding trip to me! Who wants to sponsor me? more » -
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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 » -
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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 » -
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Yellowstone Due for Eruption that Could Obliterate North America
Dozens of nearly-imperceptible mini-earthquakes have made Yellowstone National Park tremble over the past few days - they might be early warning of an eruption so huge it buries half the U.S. under hot ash. -
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Kilauea Volcano Restarts Its Fires, Spews Strange New Ash
A crater on the ever-active Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii has started to spew a huge plume of ash. The recent explosion, which shut down roads in the area, may be a harbinger of even bigger explosions to come. Above, you can see what happened a few years ago when things got explodey on Kilauea. We've got pictures of the new ash plume, plus more Kilauea lava love below. More »
