Africa's Rift Could Give Rise to a New Ocean Sooner Than Expected

• Tectonic plates on Africa's east coast are separating.
• A new continent, called Nubian, may emerge.
• Separation could take one to five million years.
• Indian Ocean may flood East African Rift Valley.
• This process triggers earthquakes and volcanoes.
• Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania will have new coastlines.
• Satellites monitor the rift splitting Somali and Nubian plates.