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Birth of an Island

Posted by kdawson on from the rising-in-fire dept.

slashmojo writes that while some islands are sinking, last August another rose from the ocean, formed by volcanic activity and caught in the act by a passing yacht. From the article: "What looked like a brown stain on the South Pacific turned out to be a spectacular drift of floating pumice stones stretching more than 16 km — and an indication an island was being born nearby... 'We are getting emails from volcanologists saying this is so rare.'" Here is the blog post of the yachtsman who photographed the nascent island.

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  1. Praise Jesus! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    God giveth and God taketh away....
    all balances out in the end we are just a small part of His PLAN

    1. Re:Praise Jesus! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Time for the no sarcastic jackasses in 2007 magic!
      Abracadabra!
      Crap, that guy's still here.

  2. I'm convinced... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Between recent plans to map under Greenland's ice to find the home of the Elder Things and Shoggoths, and now this, I think it's obvious H.P. Lovecraft's prophecy is coming true.

    All glory to Cthulhu.

  3. Mother nature is ticked at being... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...caught in the act by a passing yacht.

    Nosy environmnetalists and their cameras. Worst than the paparazzi on a Saturday night.

  4. Who owns it? by TheBismarck · · Score: 5, Funny

    I call dibs.