A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.

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The land in East Africa is slowly tearing itself apart, a continental fracture that will eventually open a new ocean basin.

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An urban geologist goes to downtown Seattle and finds a rangeof rocks rivaling any assembled by plate tectonics.