Why Africa Is Splitting in Two

Africa is splitting apart, and a new ocean is forming. We traveled there to witness it firsthand.

Thanks to Vali for traveling to Ethiopia for us. Check out his socials:
@valilevi

Thanks to Dr. Derek Keir for the interview.

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Custom Music by Marcel Becker-Neu

Artlist:
idokay - What Floor.
Jimit - Pelicans
TURPAK - Over the Horizon
Alchemorph - Reconcile

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[valilevi]

Mind-blowing animations, I could have just stayed in India 🤯
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[gabrielgrover]

As a geology major, its amazing to see this kind of information about faulting and strike/slip faults presented in an interesting and palatable way, me and my fellow geologists appreciate the effort the team put in to make something, normally specialized, accessible to the average person. Keep it up!

[aiermyas]

I’m from Ethiopia and I’m happy you are talking about this 🎉

[forreal]

Fun fact. Landlocked Ethiopia is currently in a struggle to get sea access by Somalia. One of Somalia’s ministers joked to Ethiopia that they should be a little patient bc they’ll get ocean access in a few million years 😂

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[ahadu_entertainment]

As an Ethiopian geology student, seeing this makes me happy. Great video from my favorite youtube channel

[ColinKip]

As a Kenyan Subscriber, I am actually happy to see you guys do this...

The rifts have happened severally in the lower rift valley with little to moderate weather changes.

I must say, without flogging a dead horse, you guys really do a good Job, research and production!

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[magneticpupful]

Seeing Vali s face when he first saw the rift was just amazing … his observations just made the video… explains the feelings and the energy of the place . Incredible.

[adhkhjcdar]

I'm from ethiopia and I've been watching you for a while. Earthquakes are obviously normal around these places but now the tremors are frequently being felt all the way in addis ababa. thank you for covering afar

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[JoeBob]

Vali did a fantastic job of explaining things on-site, and his expressions really tell you how awesome the experience was.

[ErelH]

I remember visiting the Afar region in 2019. This brings back so many memories - the incredible landscapes and people, the boys with Crocs and Kalashnikovs, the camel caravans, going to the salt flats on the Eritrean border and sleeping on the lip of an active volcano (Erta Ale). It was a truly humbling experience. The only vehicles on the road were the white Toyota pickups of the tour guides and red Chinese construction trucks. I remember how excited our tour guides were to show us a new road that would cut travel time to the volcano by 2 hours.

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