Name: 見證非洲即將裂成兩半！全新海洋正在誕生！ (Witnessing a new ocean forming that will split Africa in two)
Uploaded: 2026-01-13T13:52:09.000Z
Duration: 7 min 13 s
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Right in front of our eyes, a new continent is being born.

在我們眼前，一個新大陸正在誕生。

A volcanic eruption for the first time in 12,000 years.

一萬兩千年來第一次的火山爆發。

And the ocean floor emerging from the ground.

People here are living on the edge with regular earthquakes and unbearable heat.

這裡的人們生活在極度危險之中，經常有地震，而且熱得讓人受不了。

As millions of years of geology splits Africa in two.

數百萬年的地質作用讓非洲一分為二。

In the Afar region of northern Ethiopia, the Earth is reshaping itself.

在衣索比亞北部的阿法爾地區，地球正在重塑自我。

Twenty years ago, these massive cracks opened up out of the blue.

二十年前，這些巨大的裂縫毫無預警地出現了。

Eight meters wide, in some places, a rift running over a 60 kilometer stretch.

有些地方寬達八公尺，裂縫綿延超過六十公里。

This is a very large crack that formed during the 2005.

這是2005年形成的一道非常大的裂縫。

Ali Moussa, a geologist from the nearby Samara University, has spent years studying this place.

來自附近薩馬拉大學的地質學家 Ali Moussa 在這裡研究了多年。

Since 2005, he's seen more and more cracks appearing, like this one, which opened just a few weeks ago.

自2005年以來，他看到越來越多的裂縫出現，就像這條，幾週前才剛裂開。

These types of fractures and craters are happening due to the movement of the earth during the earthquake time.

這些類型的斷層和隕石坑，是因為地震時地球的移動造成的。

So this was a result of the earthquake or it was just the earth pulling apart?

所以這是地震造成的，還是地球自己裂開的？

The earthquake is the result of the pulling apart of the lattice.

The movement comes from the mantle to the surface.

這種移動是從地函傳到地表的。

The Afar region of northern Ethiopia sits at a triple junction between three tectonic plates.

衣索比亞北部的阿法爾地區，就位於三個板塊的交界點。

The Arabian plate, the Nubian plate and the Somali plate.

阿拉伯板塊、努比亞板塊和索馬利亞板塊。

All three are pulling away, making AFA a volcanic and seismic hotbed.

這三個板塊都在互相拉開，讓阿法爾地區成為火山和地震熱點。

It's the start of a process that might take hundreds of millions of years.

這是一個可能需要數億年的過程的開端。

Eventually, Eastern Africa will split from the rest of the continent and a new ocean will tear Ethiopia and its neighbours in two.

最終，東非將與大陸的其他部分分離，一個新海洋將把衣索比亞及其鄰國一分為二。

But this long process is already being witnessed on the surface.

但這個漫長的過程已經在地表上演。

Last month, an eruption happened here for the first time in 12,000 years.

上個月，這裡發生了 12,000 年來的首次火山爆發。

This is what we call the Artali volcanic range.

這就是我們所說的艾塔阿雷火山群。

The crust of the earth is thinner here, making it easier for magma to break through to the surface and turning AFA into a tourist attraction.

這裡的地殼比較薄，巖漿更容易噴發到地表，讓阿法爾地區成為旅遊景點。

What we are observing here, that is the product of that lava.

我們在這裡看到的就是巖漿的產物。

When the lava comes from the magma chamber, it flows to the surface.

當巖漿從巖漿庫出來時，它會流到地表。

Local score they call it Erta Ale, meaning smoking mountain.

當地人稱它為 Erta Ale，意思是冒煙的山。

But it's causing problems in one of Ethiopia's poorest regions.

但這卻在衣索比亞最貧困的地區之一引發了問題。

Just being here and the smoke and all of it, it's really difficult.

光是待在這裡，聞著煙味，一切都真的很不容易。

How do they survive, people who live in this area?

住在這地區的人們，他們是怎麼生存的呢？

These types of gases are dangerous for the health because it contains different minerals.

這些氣體因為含有不同的礦物質，對健康非常危險。

The people of AFA are mostly nomads, always on the move.

阿法爾地區的人們大多是遊牧民族，總是四處遷徙。

No surprise considering the unforgiving heat, regularly hitting 50 degrees Celsius.

考慮到這裡經常高達攝氏50度的嚴酷高溫，這點並不令人意外。

They see the volcano and the splitting of the earth as a sign of God.

他們將火山爆發和地裂視為神的旨意。

Those who try and make a permanent home Here have to face regular earthquakes as the ground shifts.

那些試圖在這裡建立永久家園的人，必須面對地殼變動時頻繁發生的地震。

In October, an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude destroyed this village and left 43,000 people homeless.

十月時，一場規模 5.7 的地震摧毀了這個村莊，造成四萬三千人無家可歸。

Across the Afar, Two people were killed, one of them a 12 year old child.

在阿法爾地區，有兩人死亡，其中一人是十二歲的孩童。

And the earthquakes haven't stopped since.

Until then, the people are trying to rebuild their lives as best they can.

在那之前，人們正盡力重建他們的生活。

For now, there is still life in the mountains of Afa.

目前，阿法爾的山區仍有生命跡象。

但低窪地區已經變得不適合居住。

These salt plains will one day be the ocean floor as the Earth's plates pull away.

這些鹽鹼平原，有一天當地球的板塊分離時，將會變成海床。

It's one of the hottest and most hostile places on Earth.

它是地球上最熱、最惡劣的地方之一。

These yellow, green and orange pools that you see are created by intense geothermal activity, mixing salt, heat and minerals.

這些黃色、綠色和橘色的水池，是地熱活動激烈，混合了鹽、熱和礦物質所形成的。

感覺就像是從裡面有東西在流動。

Within the crack, thermal water is coming to the surface.

With its alien landscape, severe heat and minerals, scientists come here to research if life on Mars would be possible.

這裡的奇特地貌、酷熱氣候和礦物質，讓科學家們前來研究火星上是否可能存在生命。

As a scientist who is based here, it must be exciting for you to be in a special place.

身為一位在這裡工作的科學家，身處這麼特別的地方，一定很令人興奮吧！

When we come to this area, most of geologists or scientists say this is a laboratory to elaborate the continental splitting.

當我們來到這個區域，大部分地質學家或科學家都說，這裡就像是個解釋大陸分裂的實驗室。

In millions of years, this will be the ocean floor dividing Africa in two.

數百萬年後，這裡將會是分隔非洲的全新海床。

有些人稱這裡為「地獄之門」。

But for the nomads who live here and the scientists who study it, it's one of the wonders of the.

但對住在這裡的遊牧民族和研究這裡的科學家來說，這是大自然的一大奇觀。