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Erta Ale

Aerial image of the summit caldera of Erta Ale volcano
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Are We Seeing a New Ocean Starting to Form in Africa?

Erik Klemetti, Science Writer by Erik Klemetti 8 May 202018 October 2022

Although shallow magma storage at Erta Ale volcano hints at a rift-to-ridge transition, the tectonic future of the Afar region is far from certain.

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Reading History From Afar

by B. Atnafu, T. Kidane, A. Foubert, D. Jaramillo-Vogel, J.-C. Schaegis and J.-P. Henriet 30 January 201525 October 2022

A look at the sedimentary record in northern Ethiopia tells the story of oceans past—and maybe future.

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