Actually this in NOT an exaggeration!
Normally new rivers, seas and mountains are born in slow motion. The Afar Triangle near the Horn of Africa is another story. A new ocean is forming there with staggering speed — at least by geological standards. Africa will eventually lose its horn.
Personally, this sort of thing is really interesting. It only confirms personal observations from places like Kilauea volcano that the seemingly stable earth is a highly active dynamic entity, and is worth paying attention to. (Remember Yellowstone?)