Another massive hole opens up on a popular Australian beach

http://www.grindtv.com/nature/another-massive-hole-opens-up-on-a-popular-australian-beach/#IcUb3PW5tJIHaTXh.99/

March 01, 2016
by David Strege

The ocean took another huge bite out of a popular beach at Inskip Point on the Sunshine Coast of Australia on Tuesday morning, this coming about five months after a similar but more destructive massive hole opened under a nearby camping site.

This time the landslide didn’t cause any damage, occurring on a beach where a ferry from neighboring Fraser Island delivers cars and people.

The beach, located north of Noosa, began sinking into the ocean about 8 a.m. and continued receding until around 10:15 a.m., the Australian Broadcasting Corp. and 7 News reported.

“The erosion has not affected any campsites and is not affecting access to the barge to Fraser Island,” a Queensland Parks and Wildlife spokesperson told ABC. “It’s likely that this was another occurrence of the natural phenomenon which occurred in September 2015 at Inskip.

“It is caused by the undermining of part of the shoreline by tidal flow, waves and currents. When this occurs below the waterline, the shoreline loses support and a section slides seaward leaving a hole, the edges of which retrogress back towards the shore.”

More details and footage of the landslide were provided by 7 News Queensland:

Queensland National Parks reported on Facebook that the beach has stabilized and “sand is naturally building up again,” adding that rangers are keeping an eye on the situation.

Five months ago, a massive hole that opened up on a nearby beachfront stunned campers when it swallowed cars, tents, a camper trailer, a four-wheel-drive vehicle and numerous trees.

About 650 feet of beachfront disappeared during the event that was originally referred to as a sinkhole. Authorities later confirmed it was more accurate to call it a landslip, or a landslide.

Another Massive Hole Opens Up On Popular Australia :

http://youtu.be/rF_cbrKWTqI/

Interesting ... esp the why... If it is a normal phenomena, caused by currents etc., why doesn't it happen all the time?
Something must have changed for this to happen? Higher sea levels?

From what I seen it has happen before (last 3+), but never this bad or with large holes.
Weird thing to me is, this is NOT the only place on the planet where it is happening. And when it happens on local roads, it gets brief attention on the news. And they say things like 'large pot holes'
Well, potholes don't swallow cars & people & beaches.

Since the beginning of the controversy, scientists have been explaining that "climate change doesn't mean everything just gets warmer everywhere, all KINDS of stuff is going to change."

Lots of people still don't understand.

Everything in nature (including humans, amusingly enough) is VERY COMPLICATED. And everything is connected to everything else. More warm water in the system, for example, can make the weather feel warmer, sure. But it can also cause a significant shift in CURRENT PATHS, which will alter the water that is UNDER everything. Sink holes can happen even without a drought.

Heck, it's even possible to have a large enough weather pattern change, cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, due to shifts in pressure on various places in the earth's crust.

"Global Warming" doesn't JUST mean "more time to tan!"