The documentary follows the journey of a camel caravan to the salt plains of the Afar Depression. Traditionally the caravans moved from Afar Depression to other parts of Ethiopia and to the Red Sea ...
Deep within the Earth’s mantle, rhythmic pulses of hot lava are emerging on the surface, offering a rare glimpse into the forces driving the creation of a new ocean. These pulses, coming from a ...
Eastern Africa is undergoing a dramatic geological transformation, scientists reveal. A 'geological heartbeat' of molten rock pulses beneath Ethiopia's Afar region, weakening the crust. This process, ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Over the course of a couple days in September 2005—amidst a flurry of volcanic eruptions and hundreds of ...
Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Located in the Danakil Depression (or Afar Depression) in the Afar Region of ...
Bryan Nelson is a science writer and award-winning documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience covering technology, astronomy, medicine, animals, and more. The scorching hot Danakil ...
MOSES parted the Red Sea nice and smoothly, according to biblical accounts. The rupture of the Earth’s crust in the Afar depression, at the southern end of the Red Sea, however, is not proceeding so ...
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