Africa's Rift: Danger increased in Africa, how long will the continent split into two due to increasing rift?

Geologists say that many continents of the world got divided due to natural events. At one time there were continents like Africa, South America, Australia and Antarctica in the super continent. But now they are all different.

The size of a rift in the middle of Africa is continuously increasing. After this rift came to the fore, the danger of dividing the country into two parts has increased more than before. The rift was revealed in the beginning of March. Then about 56 kilometers long crack was visible, but by June, that crack has become even longer.

According to the Geological Society of London, a long network of basins extends for about 3,500 kilometers from the Red Sea to Mozambique. And this whole area is gradually turning into a big crack. According to the information, a new ocean can be formed in this rift,

Why and how is the crack forming?

Due to the formation of this long-wide rift, questions are being raised all over the world whether Africa will now be divided into two parts? If this happens, when will it happen? Geologists have gathered in search of an answer to this question. And for this scientists have started studying tectonic plates.

According to NASA's Earth Observatory, the Somalian tectonic plate in East Africa is pulling east from the Nubian tectonic plate. The Somali Plate is also called the Somali Plate and the Nubian Plate is also called the African Plate.

According to geologists, the Somalian and Nubian plates are also separating from the Arabian plate. The Geological Society of London has found in its study that these plates form a Y-shaped rift system in Ethiopia.

Ken MacDonald, a professor emeritus of Earth Science at the University of California, has told that at present the pace of crack formation is slow but its danger is very high. It cannot be said clearly about how far its effect can go in future.

What will happen if Africa is divided?

According to the Geological Society of London, due to the warming and weakening of the earth between Kenya and Ethiopia, the rift is more likely to occur in the East African region. Due to this heat, the rock inside the earth has stretched and fractured.

NASA's Earth Observatory has found that a rift between Africa could form a sea. This new territory would include Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti and the eastern parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.

There are also myths about cracks

If the African continent breaks, then what will happen in the coming years, there is also a discussion among scientists about this. Scientist Ebinger says that the natural forces causing cracks in the earth may also slow down in the future. This has happened many times in history. The separation of the Somalian and Nubian plates may also be less.

Abinger has also said that in this way first active and then later dry cracks have been seen many times in the world. According to him, Africa can also avoid the danger of rift.