Abdirahman Mohamed

Programme Management Specialist, Climate Change Advisor, Environmental Impact Assessment/Audit Expert

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Venus Is Alive After All
Unlike Earth, Venus’s surface is not broken into tectonic plates; instead, it features a continuous, unbroken crust. No plates mean no movement and no tectonics. Conditions were hardly promising, either: the atmosphere is 93 times denser than Earth’s (with pressure comparable to a depth of 900 meters underwater), and surface temperatures reach 467°C—hot enough to melt lead.

A new study by a team from ETH Zurich appears to change this picture. Venus is not merely geologically active; it hosts numerous active volcanoes. The key evidence lies in rift valleys—elongated lowlands formed when the crust pulls apart. An Earth-based equivalent is the East African Rift System, though on Venus, these structures stretch for thousands of kilometers.

For the first time, the team created a high-resolution 3D model of these rifts. Previous studies relied largely on 2D calculations based on simplified assumptions about material properties.

Simulations revealed that the rifts are widening significantly faster than previously thought—between 3 and 10 centimeters per year. Broad ridges, or rift flanks, rise along the edges of young rifts. These features contain a built-in "timer": once movement stops, the flanks rapidly subside, meaning the older the system, the lower and shallower the flanks become. While erosion smooths the terrain on Earth, crustal relaxation does so on Venus.

The model was cross-referenced with real-world data: broad, high flanks are indeed visible in images captured by the Magellan probe, which operated near the planet in the 1990s. Calculations suggest that some of these rifts may have formed around 100 million years ago—virtually yesterday in geological terms.

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

Nature and it's beauty

[FAO in Somalia @FAOSomalia]

Funded by @KfW_FZ_int, the Joint Resilience Programme with @UNICEFSomalia & @WFPSomalia empowers women IDPs through VSLAs/alternative income, integrated with funding from @USAIDSavesLives.

Transforming lives with financial independence & resilience—every dollar counts! 💪🌍

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

#InvestInWomen IWD2024

[Beth Bechdol @BethBechdol]

It is no coincide that today – International Women's Day #IWD2024 – I met a woman at the Dollow IDP site in #Somalia who received training, seeds and equipment from @FAO. Now she is a successful farmer!

When we #InvestInWomen, we see REAL returns that benefit everyone!

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

@BillowKerrow Well said, the NG should play its role accordingly!

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

@AbdullahiDerow Kindly show respect and dignity for humanity and don't take advantage of her social status! Ati gifts?

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

El Nino floods are really catastrophic and we witnessed today in the riverine villages! Congrats @Abdirashidarok for the advocacy.

[Jamia Mosque Nairobi @jamia_mosque]

Recite and Retweet.

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

Kudos my colleagues, let's continue with the good work for the displacement affected communities!

[FAO in Somalia @FAOSomalia]

FAO's work in Dollow, Somalia, is helping IDPs produce their own food, disproving the notion that they just sit in camps and wait for aid.

The joint resilience project aims to strengthen resilience for almost 25,000 families in Jubaland thanks to @KfW_FZ_int funding.

[FAO in Somalia @FAOSomalia]

FAO's work in Dollow, Somalia, is helping IDPs produce their own food, disproving the notion that they just sit in camps and wait for aid.

The joint resilience project aims to strengthen resilience for almost 25,000 families in Jubaland thanks to @KfW_FZ_int funding.

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

No to LGBTQ!

[Jamia Mosque Nairobi @jamia_mosque]

We say NO TO LGBTQ AGENDA!

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

Watch the full Buck Moon — the year's 1st supermoon — gallop into the sky on July 3 https://t.co/wfifmAMyx8

[FCPA Billow Kerrow @BillowKerrow]

Congratulations @KenyaGovernors on Devolution @ 10.

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

@UmmyDubow @CAREECSARegion @CAREGlobal @KCDF Shine on your way Ummy

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

@ISLAM_DAAWAH MashaAllah

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

Man U itachapwa

[Stephen Mukangai @SMukangai]

EUROPA LEAGUE FIXTURES:

PSV vs Sevilla || 8:45pm

Nantes vs Juventus || 8:45pm

Midtjylland vs Lisbon || 8:45pm

Monaco vs Bayer || 8:45pm

Man Untd vs Barcelona || 11pm

Union Berlin vs Ajax || 11pm

Roma vs Salzburg || 11pm

Rennes vs Shaktar || 11pm

Your Prediction?

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

Real Madrid kichwa,

[Stephen Mukangai @SMukangai]

#UCL FIXTURES:

TUES 21ST FEBRUARY 2023:

Liverpool vs Real Madrid || 11:00pm

Frankfurt vs Napoli || 11:00pm.

WED 22ND FEBRUARY 2023:

Leipzig vs Man City || 11:00pm.

Inter Milan vs Porto || 11:00pm.

Your Prediction?

Photo Courtesy.

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

@MohamedAKhalif @UNICEFKenya Thanks to the County government for responding swiftly to contain the outbreak, however I request that more awareness campaigns on hygiene and sanitation to be done to educate the public on the how to prevent outbreak at household level.

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

Its a welcoming salute for airline new route upon landing...

[Sifuna Wekesa, HSC @TituSifuna]

Why do they spray water on an aeroplane before it takes off?

[Abdirahman Mohamed @Abdirahmanbole]

@GaraadMukhtaar Really very sad news, i pray that peace prevails.