![]() Kenya has been experiencing heavy rains recently and this rainwater sinks deep into the ground. Evidence of soil bridges between the crack also give way to the fact that the crack was caused by sudden erosion and not an earthquake (Hicks, 2018). He then states that Kenya doesn’t have any official reports regarding seismic activity. If it were an earthquake, one side would be higher. ![]() The land on both sides is flat also indicating lack of seismic activity. Hicks describes how the crack could not have been caused by seismic activity because the edges don’t seem to match, like two puzzle pieces would. He states that there has been limited expert commentary and minimal hard evidence regarding tectonic plate movement within these articles.įirst, Dr. Hicks intends to clear the air in this article. Since the crack is massive and is located along a newly-forming tectonic plate boundary, news sources are saying that Africa is being split into two by earthquakes. ![]() Hicks is quick to call out other reputable news outlets, CNN being one of them, for creating an unnecessary panic regarding earthquake activity in Africa. Stephen Hicks, the author of this article, is seismologist at the University of Southampton. The article discusses the newly formed enormous crack that has appeared in Kenya’s Rift Valley. This blog is about a news story from The Guardian published April 6, 2018. Africa is slowly splitting in two – but this ‘crack’ in Kenya has little to do with it
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