Does This Massive Crack in the Earth Mean We’re Getting a Brand-New Continent?
By Megan Friedman
Apr 5, 2018
Heavy rainfall exposed a 50-foot-deep crack in the ground in Kenya.
Some scientists say the crack was caused by tectonic plates shifting, signaling the beginning of a continental breakup.
But others say it was just caused by the heavy rains.
A massive crack in the ground suddenly appeared in southwest Kenya, and it could be the first sign that Africa will eventually split into two continents. Maybe.
Local media outlet Daily Nation reports that the crack is as much as 50 feet deep in some areas, and up to 20 meters wide. It appears in the East African Rift Valley that runs from the Horn of Africa, which contains countries like Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, all the way to to Mozambique. There are possible hundreds of other weak spots in the valley.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a19692430/kenya-crack-earth-new-continent-debate/
