Quake lifts Solomons island ten feet out of the sea In an instant, the grinding of the Earth's tectonic plates in the 8.0 magnitude earthquake forced the island of Ranongga up ten feet.It's sad the fragile coral reef is going to die, but what a reminder of how powerful mother nature can be.Link Comments (4) Newest 4 Newest 4 Comments All I say is this: Man's ability to mess things up is nothing compared to the destructive power of the planet itself. I don't think man can move this much solid rock this fast without it being pulverized. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) wow.....wow.....i think the last sentence in that article was the most impactful....."the whole food chain has been disrupted." .....wow..... Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Cue "so I guess ice cap melting/global warming isn't going to drown a bunch of countries anymore" nonsense in 4, 3, 2, 1... Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) At least they don´t have to worry for the effects of global warming anymore. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Login to comment. Click here to view up to the first 100 of this post's 4 comments
All I say is this: Man's ability to mess things up is nothing compared to the destructive power of the planet itself. I don't think man can move this much solid rock this fast without it being pulverized. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
wow.....wow.....i think the last sentence in that article was the most impactful....."the whole food chain has been disrupted." .....wow..... Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
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At least they don´t have to worry for the effects of global warming anymore. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)