How the Hell Did an Island Suddenly Appear, Then Vanish?
A floating mass of trees and vegetation in British Columbia’s Williston Lake attracted international attention after it was filmed this summer by boaters—and then seemed to disappear.
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How the Hell Did an Island Suddenly Appear, Then Vanish?
A floating mass of trees and vegetation in British Columbia’s Williston Lake attracted international attention after it was filmed this summer by boaters—and then seemed to disappear.
Floating bogs, this one was pushed around by boats youtu.be/X2AG6LAOBYo
toynbee@piefed.social 14 hours ago
Wasn’t this phenomenon documented in a Terry Pratchett book?
Malgas@beehaw.org 6 hours ago
That book drew on a different ephemeral island.
toynbee@piefed.social 2 hours ago
For shame, his name doesn’t even show in the “popular culture” section!