Cross-scale strain analysis in the Afar rift (East Africa) from automatic fault mapping and geodesy Abstract. The formation of continental rift systems is characterised by the interplay of magmatic and tectonic processes. Their evolution involves a wide range of timescales, from centennial scales of...

Our new study on @egu.eu SE combines automatic fault mapping, geodesy and rock dating to reconstruct the tectonic and magmatic evolution of the Afar rift during the last 4.5 Myrs. @sasbrune.bsky.social @sorcerinsar.bsky.social @derekkeir.bsky.social @gimmi-p.bsky.social @earth-science.bsky.social

The fully published version of a comparison of seismic v geodetic moment rate of Afar and Corinth rifts available at authors.elsevier.com/c/1lodn_wVTd...
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First day passed at LASI VII in Iceland, with many Inspiring talks and posters on magmatic intrusions in various geodynamic contexts! We presented our 2024 natcomm study on the pressurizion of a deep sill network in the Afar rift @sorcerinsar.bsky.social @derekkeir.bsky.social

When Italian airports have an edge!

Impulsi di magma dal profondo: due studi internazionali riscrivono l’evoluzione geologica dell’Africa orientale ~ UNIPI L’Università di Pisa protagonista di una doppia scoperta: nel triangolo dell’Afar (Etiopia), la rottura del continente e la risalita del mantello mostrano come il magma risalga ad impulsi ritmici cade...

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Magma "heartbeat" is tearing continent apart, geologists discover "The plume is pulsing," said Earth Science professor Tom Gernon of the University of Southampton.

for a nice summary of the work on the pulsing Afar plume by @wattsvolcanology.bsky.social see this article in @newsweek.com
www.newsweek.com/geology-plat...
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In this new paper in @natgeosci.nature.com by @wattsvolcanology.bsky.social, she uses analysis of seismic and geochemical data to see pulsing of a mantle plume and how it flows along the rift
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats to Birhan Kebede on successfully defending her PhD at University of Florence today. Thanks to her defence committee too. @sorcerinsar.bsky.social @alarosa.bsky.social

Volcanism records plate thinning driven rift localization in Afar (Ethiopia) since 2-2.5 million years ago - Communications Earth & Environment Rapid and localised changes in plate thinning caused by rifting is the primary control on the spatio-temporal distribution of volcanism in the Afar rift, according to argon dating of volcanic rocks fr...

Excited to share our latest paper on rift localization in Afar, @derekkeir.bsky.social @sorcerinsar.bsky.social. Check it out on @commsearth.nature.com at www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Volcanism records plate thinning driven rift localization in Afar (Ethiopia) since 2-2.5 million years ago - Communications Earth & Environment Rapid and localised changes in plate thinning caused by rifting is the primary control on the spatio-temporal distribution of volcanism in the Afar rift, according to argon dating of volcanic rocks fr...

Paper on the evolution of Quaternary volcanism in Afar from new rock dating just out in @commsearth.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s43... @sasbrune.bsky.social @sorcerinsar.bsky.social @rehachandresh.bsky.social

Simone Lenci is now presenting his work at EGU on seismicity of the Apennines meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

Continuous Subsidence of Dallol Volcano Caused by Magmatic, Hydrothermal, and Salt Dissolution Processes: Insights From InSAR Observations InSAR study of deformation in the magmatically and geothermally active area of Dallol, Danakil, East African rift InSAR time series and velocity maps show three subsiding deformation signals on t...

Congrats to Birhan Kebede on the publication of her second PhD paper about the continuous subsidence of Dallol in Afar agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @alarosa.bsky.social @afardalloldrilling.bsky.social

📢If you are interested in InSAR applications in 🌎 Sciences, don't miss this webinar organized by BeGEO, IREA-CNR and Progressive Systems. Register by scanning the QR code or at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🌍🛰⚒️ @earth-science.bsky.social #geoscience #AcademicSky

The 2024 Fentale Diking Episode in a Slow Extending Continental Rift A seismic sequence with several >M5 earthquakes occurred in the Fentale region of the Ethiopian rift during September–November 2024 InSAR models show ground motion dominated by rapid dike intrusi...

If you are interested in the Fentale diking episode then feel free to read this GRL paper just out
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“Nobody Listened To Us”: Geophysics Expert Laments Culture Of Neglect, Warns Quakes Could Grow Worse Professor Atalay Ayele is the Director of the Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy at Addis Ababa University. Holding a postgraduate degree in

This is a very brave and forthright interview by Prof. Atalay Ayele regarding the recent earthquakes in Ethiopia:

www.thereporterethiopia.com/43289/

New magma intrusion in Fentale seen by Sentinel interferogram made by UNIPI group in support to Addis Abeba University