Earth bursting in Africa, new ocean forming, ‘heartbeat’ under the ground in Ethiopia… scientists make big revelations about….

Earth is full of surprise. In a recent finding, scientists have found in a new research that a movement like the human heartbeat is being felt under the earth in Africa. This movement is happening under the earth of the Afar region of Ethiopia, a country in East Africa, which can gradually divide Africa into two parts. After their long research, scientists have said that this movement from under the earth will tear the continent apart in the future and create a new ocean. However, it may take millions of years for this to happen i.e. for a new ocean to be formed.

What else did the scientist find?

The research team of the University of Southampton has found that molten magma is exerting upward pressure under the Afar region of Ethiopia. This pressure is being felt like a heartbeat and the continent is breaking due to this movement. Research shows that this increasing pressure under the earth of Africa will change its geographical position in the future. That is, a new ocean can be formed from this.

Why are plates moving away from each other?

A team studying the crust and mantle beneath the Afar region of the African country Ethiopia says that when tectonic plates move away from each other, the land stretches and becomes thinner. If this process continues, the land can break apart over millions of years. In such a situation, a new ocean basin will be formed.

The research team has said that to understand the process like ‘heartbeat’ under the earth, they collected more than 130 samples of volcanic rocks from the Afar region and the Main Ethiopian Rift. The research team also used existing data and advanced statistical models to study the crust and mantle below the surface.

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