The birth of an ocean

Whilst the world economy is in freefall, I read that:

"In northeastern Ethiopia one of the earth’s driest deserts is making way for a new ocean. This region of the African continent, known to geologists as the Afar Depression, is pulling apart in two directions—a process that is gradually thinning the earth’s rocky outer skin. The continental crust under Afar is a mere 20 kilometers from top to bottom, less than half its original thickness, and parts of the area are over 100 meters below sea level. Low hills to the east are all that stops the Red Sea from encroaching."

Read the article it is powerful stuff and enough to show that whatever "man" does to the planet, the planet is far, far more powerful.