Sign of Cosmic Climate Change: New Island Forms in South Pacific (awesome pics), page 1

New islands

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This email forward arrives with a series of photographs that depict a yacht's encounter with a large area of floating volcanic stones and the apparent birth of a new volcanic island in the South Pacific Ocean. Although the images are certainly unusual, they are genuine. Both the phenomena of the floating stones and the newly formed volcanic island have now been well documented by a variety of reliable sources including NASA.

The images in the email were taken from a post on the blog operated by Fredrik Fransson and the crew of the yacht 'Maiken'. In August 2006, the Maiken was sailing in the South Pacific near Tonga when it came across a large area of floating volcanic stones (pumice). When lava with a high gas and water content erupts from a volcano and then cools it can produce pumice, a very light rock material filled with gas bubbles. Pumice is the only kind of rock that can float on water. A large mass of pumice floating on the ocean surface is known as a "pumice raft".

The Maiken attempted to sail into this massive pumice raft but was soon forced to turn back:
And then we sailed into a vast, many miles wide, belt of densely packed pumice. We were going by motor due to lack of wind and within seconds Maiken slowed down from seven to one knot. We were so fascinated and busy taking pictures that we plowed a couple of hundred meter into this surreal floating stone field before we realized that we had to turn back. Just as we came out of the stone field and entered reasonably normal water we noticed that there came no cooling water from the engine.
Several other vessels in the region at the time also observed large pumice rafts.

The day after their encounter with the pumice raft, the Maiken crew discovered the volcano itself:
A couple of hours ago we identified the active volcano as the one close to Home reef, and we are on our way there now to take a closer look. We are two miles from it and we can see the volcano clearly. One mile in diameter and with four peaks and a central crater smoking with steam and once in a while an outburst high in the sky with lava and ashes. I think were the first ones out here so perhaps we could claim the island and name it?!

This is not a beach, it is volcanic stones floating on the water.












The trail left by the yacht... through the sand




And then this was spotted ... just behind them... ash and steam rising from the ocean...


And, while they were watching...


A plume of black ash...








A brand new island formed...



The following satellite image published by NASA's Earth Observatory clearly shows a large pumice raft as well as the new island:


Fascinating!!

I looked for this on here but couldn't find anything so I thought I would share this with all of you.

I do not even really know what I would do in this situation besides sit there and be in shock.

Amazing photos and a truly amazing story.

Any thoughts?

Pred...

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No the Yacht photos are from 2006 as well. It was an old story but fascinating. I just thought I would share it.

Sorry for not clarifying that, it does say it on the original link though.

Pred...

reply to post by predator0187

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Thanks for sharing that man. I didn't know about it. Awesome!

IRM

Originally posted by PuterMan

Originally posted by Totalstranger
if the arctic is melting away, then shouldnt pre-existing islands be going under water and not the other way around?

Newsflash! Melting ocean ice does not raise the water level.

No but melting land ice does, as does any thermal expansion of the oceans due to rising sea temperature - though it's a complex subject and some areas will see greater rises than others.

Notwithstanding which, the OP's subject title is a tad misleading since this new volcanic island (I remember it well from the time) is not a sign of climate change, cosmic or otherwise. This is simply how every volcanic island in the world - including Hawaii - started life. One of the best documented examples of this was Surtsey, off Iceland, which rose from the waters in 1963.

Then there's the rather strange case of Graham Island in the Mediterranean!

reply to post by predator0187

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Great, You found my Islands. Whew!

I was wondering when they would show up. Lats and Longs are required for me to type up the Deed.

Seriously, Fascinating pictures. We can't move in without some trees though. What a treat it must have been to take the pictures.

Found an image of the island a little later in the year. Man they grow faster than I would ever suspect.



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