Australia’s Newest islands: Thrust from the Sea by a Raging Cyclone Nathan

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Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care

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“It is not often that human beings get to stand on dry land anywhere on planet Earth and know they are the first to leave a footprint.

The island on which we had stood a little over a week ago at dusk had been forged out of the fury of tropical cyclone Nathan. We were on the first boat to travel to the area after the slow-moving storm passed on, leaving at least six new Australian islands in its wake…”

Read Full Article, Guardian UK

Cyclone Nathan over Cape York Peninsula, Australia, NASA / Earth Observatory (03-20-2015)

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