Anonymous wrote:There might be floods and droughts.
But I seldom hear of tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, etc.
Why is that? Does it have something to do with Africa being the motherland (the central starting point); therefore, it has more stability?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Look up "Ring of fire" in Wikipedia. You'll see two graphics that will help explain why there are few volcano and earthquake disasters. In a nutshell, Africa sits on a huge tectonic plate that extends beyond the borders of the continent (except for a part in north eastern Africa). Earthquakes and volcanos occur where tectonic plates push into one another.
This is fascinating. Thanks for breaking it down.
--OP
Anonymous wrote:Look up "Ring of fire" in Wikipedia. You'll see two graphics that will help explain why there are few volcano and earthquake disasters. In a nutshell, Africa sits on a huge tectonic plate that extends beyond the borders of the continent (except for a part in north eastern Africa). Earthquakes and volcanos occur where tectonic plates push into one another.
Anonymous wrote:There might be floods and droughts.
But I seldom hear of tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, etc.
Why is that? Does it have something to do with Africa being the motherland (the central starting point); therefore, it has more stability?
+ what 8:24 said.Anonymous wrote:Look up "Ring of fire" in Wikipedia. You'll see two graphics that will help explain why there are few volcano and earthquake disasters. In a nutshell, Africa sits on a huge tectonic plate that extends beyond the borders of the continent (except for a part in north eastern Africa). Earthquakes and volcanos occur where tectonic plates push into one another.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's more likely the general dearth of news about Africa in most US sources. Do you feel you you have a good sense of what's happening in Africa, OP?
I was born there, and most of my relatives live there.
Anonymous wrote:It's more likely the general dearth of news about Africa in most US sources. Do you feel you you have a good sense of what's happening in Africa, OP?