Global Spatial Repurposing
In 2005, a large crack was discovered in the desert of Ethiopia. At first, there were a few theories as to what this rift might be and what could possibly come of it in the future, but after further study the general consensus is that this might be the beginnings of a new ocean. Using their knowledge of similar events and the formation of rifts in the ocean floor, geologists have been able to guess what will happen with this current rift.
It is now understood that this rift, small when you take time to consider the true scale of the world, could become a new ocean in as little (on a geological time scale) as one million years. After all, they do believe the rift opened in a matter of days.
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