Pacific atolls devastated now grow back

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-f671a9c9509ab591416f5cf6964b1fc4.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”Atolli Pacifico devastati ora ricrescono” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-f671a9c9509ab591416f5cf6964b1fc4.jpg”(ANSA) – SYDNEY, FEB 21 – is a chain of small coral islands ‘ grown after being devastated by a typhoon that a century ago killed all the inhabitants except two, Nadikdik atoll of the Marshall Islands, eliminating most of the Earth’s mass. Research of the University of Auckland, in New Zealand, published in geomorphology, highlights the dynamism of the Pacific island systems in a relatively short period of time. IMG id=”mediaViewer” title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-trasp148.gif” /IMGAll rights reserved