Hugh Pickens writes "Researchers at the University of Rochester believe that a 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean in a million years or so, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. Using newly gathered seismic data,... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Tue, Nov 03 2009
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| 03 Nov 09 |
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Volcanic African 'unzipping' could see continent divided » the register (uk) Mighty cleft suddenly appears in 'mega dyke intrusion' An enormous 35-mile-long rift which "unzipped" in "just days" across the face of Ethiopia has now been confirmed by boffins as the beginning of a process which will see Africa split in two by a new... |
| 04 Jul 09 |
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Generating Power From Ocean Buoys and Kites » slashdot cheezitmike writes "Researchers at Oregon State University are testing a new type of wave-energy converter to generate electricity from ocean waves: 'Even when the ocean seems calm, swells are moving water up and down sufficiently to generate electricity.... |
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Scientists Drill a Mile Into Active Deep Sea Fault Zone » digg In the first deep sea drilling expedition designed to gather seismic data, scientists have successfully drilled nearly a mile beneath the ocean floor into one of the world’s most active earthquake zones. |
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Northern Sea Route Through Arctic Becomes a Reality » slashdot Hugh Pickens writes "Andrew Revkin writes in the NY Times that since 1553, when Sir Hugh Willoughby led an expedition north in search of a sea passage over Russia to the Far East, mariners have dreamed of a Northern Sea Route through Russia's Arctic ocean... |
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Is Jupiter Earth's Cosmic Protector? » slashdot Hugh Pickens writes "Last Sunday, an object, probably a comet that nobody saw coming, plowed into Jupiter's colorful cloud tops, splashing up debris and leaving a black eye the size of the Pacific Ocean — the second time in 15 years that this had... |
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