Scientists: Fissure Could Become New Ocean (Ethiopia)

news.yahoo.com ^ | Sat Dec 10,12:45 AM ET | By ANTHONY MITCHELL

[Darkwolf377]

Please don't post the results of Ted Kennedy's recent physical on FR.

[Esther Ruth]

"..the 37-mile long fissure since it split open in September in the Afar desert..."

"The fissure, now 13 feet wide, formed in just three weeks after a Sept. 14 earthquake in a barren region called Boina, some 621 miles north east of the capital, Addis Ababa, said Dereje."

[Bigg Red]

Interesting. The Great Rift Valley and now this. Ancient Africa is finally separating.

[mnehring]

I guess I'll be first to sing the DU XMas song.. (sung to the tune of Carol of Bells)
It's Bush's Fault, It's Bush's Fault.
It's It's It's Bush's Fault.
Bush's Fault, Bush's Falt Falt Falt...

[Jeff Chandler]

it will take a million years to fully form into an ocean

I can't wait!

[BenLurkin]

Scientists -- just maybe -- will be surprised to learn that these needs do not need a million years to accomplish.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Guess it is to early to be buying up ocean front property.

[Dog Gone]

That's pretty cool. The island of E. Ethiopia. Of course, I'll have to wait a million years to make reservations, but by then it might be a nice place.

[MarkeyD]

I won't hold my breath.

[joshhiggins]

estimate it will take a million years to fully form into an ocean...

The Afar desert is being torn off the continent by about 0.8 inches each year.

Let's see, 0.8 inches a year times a million years equals an 800,000 inch wide ocean. Sounds pretty impressive.

[Auntie Dem]

"...estimate it will take a million years to fully form into an ocean..."

Not if we get "The Big One" before then. Could happen "overnight".

[ml/nj]

Fissure Could Become New Ocean

but it's not likely.

ML/NJ

[aculeus]

Surfs Up!

[RightWhale]

This could be trouble for India.

[Kimmers]

I guess it would be too early to get in on the land grab for ocean front property....

[Mobties]

I wonder how Halliburton finally moved its huge earthquake machine to Africa.

[Esther Ruth]

Scientists -- just maybe -- will be surprised to learn that these needs do not need a million years to accomplish.
***
When the Creator decides He is going to start rearranging things on His planet it is going to happen quick I think.
Unfortunately many will be surprised.

[mrsmith]

"water will migrate from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. "

Unless it extends to the Nile's headwaters, then fresh, muddy water will flow down and finish filling in the Red Sea from the other end. Boy that's one patient and determined river.

http://activetectonics.la.asu.edu/mledi/

[Esther Ruth]

Actually if it was really Bush, Rove and Hallburton's fault that would be good news I would think. I think it may be something much Bigger though...like space aliens...just kidding.