A new island has emerged out of the Pacific Ocean, but it may soon disappear

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There's a new island in the South Pacific thanks to underwater volcanic activity. But NASA warns islands formed this way don't typically last more than a few years.

Lauren Dauphin/NASA Earth ObservatoryEarlier this month, an underwater volcano near Tonga erupted, oozing lava and expelling steam and water above the surface. It also formed a new land mass that's quickly grown from one to more than eight acres in size.Eleven hours later, the unnamed island poked out of the water.that the island had expanded to roughly 8.6 acres and stood at around 50 feet above sea level as of Sept. 19.

This isn't the first time Home Reef has erupted. The region of submarine volcanoes flared up in 1852, 1857, 1984 and 2006, producing new islands each time.

 

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What’s the carbon footprint of this new island. Quite the plume of toxins in both air and surrounding water.

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But like… where do they go and how do they cease to be?

Somehow related to climate change😡

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Oh darn! There goes my chance for a new place to live.

Can we put all the fascists on it then?

China will claim it, and have a military base there, within five years.

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Sounds like a perfect place for someone like Ted Cruz

great - another place for the USA to test advance weapons systems

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But it will soon be a resting spot for ocean crossing birds that will deposit seeds and guano that will attract and feed other creatures.

Are they selling naming rights?

Send Biden to live on it.

Is the Russian navy steaming towards the pacific in hopes of claiming the Island for Russia?

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I got 5 on it

Annnnnd Musk just bought it…

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Just enough time to build a condo & sell units.,

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