Africa is broken. It is being dissected by the famous East African Rift which extends over a length of 5000 km along the eastern side of Africa and seems poised to destroy Africa as we know it.

The controversial Sharavathy pumped-storage project has received first-level approval for diversion of forest land from the Karnataka Forest Department (KFD). The project has been recommended by ...

Dramatic timelapse footage captured the ash cloud shooting from the volcano's crater more than 6,500 feet into the air over surrounding towns. This is the volcano's 15th eruption this year - ...

"Some residents in Awash and Dulecha districts are reluctant to evacuate, particularly pastoralist communities concerned about their livestock and property," reads the note from the United Nations ...

Earthquakes and volcanic activity are both common in Ethiopia. The country is located in a geologically active region, the East African Rift System ... infrastructure and better long-term planning for ...

Earthquakes and volcanic activity are both common in Ethiopia. The country is located in a geologically active region, the East African Rift System ... term planning for land use are also key.

Such an eruption, with certain prevailing winds, may be able to bring volcanic ash to Seattle. However, lava flow or mudflow impacting the Seattle area would be very unlikely. But in cities closer ...

The Smithsonian collaborates with the USGS to publish a weekly summary of global volcanism (https://volcano.si.edu ... 5.7 earthquakes in the Rift Valley of central Ethiopia.