Thebrighterside.news September 18, 2026 • 11:51

Africa’s Turkana Rift has entered a critical stage of continental breakup - The Brighter Side of News

By Joseph Shavit, Joshua Shavit

Africa’s Turkana Rift has entered a critical stage of continental breakup - The Brighter Side of News

Africa’s crust is thinning beneath Turkana, where tectonic change may also explain the region’s remarkable human fossil record.

<ul><li>The crust beneath the Turkana Rift has thinned to about 13 kilometers, placing the region in an advanced stage of continental rifting called necking.</li><li>The transition appears to have ac… [+9327 chars]

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