Darwin's Arch

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Hey did you see about how some rocks fell into the sea?

In another relentless victory for entropy "Darwin's Arch" has collapsed into "The Pillars of Evolution"

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, I hear ya

I had no idea myself but here it is

There's this huge arch-shaped rock formation in the sea near the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

It's been called Darwin's Arch for some time now because there was once this guy who liked animals a lot and who sailed up and down and around the formation many, many times with his pet beagle while writing books of their adventures and....

Yeah

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Maybe you've heard of him?

The formation is also called El Arenal

^{_{Darwin's Arch to some, El Arenal to others...}}

The rock has been there a long time

It probably wasn't named for most of that time

It's literally a geological feature

Accreting and eroding, living and dying

Across the ineffable span of geologic time

Cosmic time?
Even longer again
We are always right at the very edge of creation

Witnessing

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Right, so a few days ago the middle bit broke out of Darwin's Arch and sunk into the abyss

This left two smaller tower bits on each side which have now been named "The Pillars of Evolution" because pretentiousness

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Apparently SCUBA diving around The Pillars is great; divers encounter Hammerhead Sharks, Whale Sharks and Manta Rays among other species

^{_{And another one gone
And another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you, too
Another one bites the dust}}

Get Wise

Water Wisdom Parts 1 - 5

A series of short documentary films produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) exploring how Australia's first people successfully and sustainably managed South Australia's fresh water systems for thousands of years

From the landing page

Fresh water systems are fundamental to Australia’s first people who have nurtured a deep understanding of water. The Water Wisdom series shares this knowledge through the voices of the Aboriginal communities who have managed water on this land for thousands of years

Episode 0 - Preview

Episode 1 - Barngarla / Far West Coast^{_{Broadcast 20 April 2021
This episode shares the knowledge of fresh water systems through the voices of the Barngarla people who have managed water on the Eyre Peninsula for thousands of years}}

Episode 2 - Kaurna / Adelaide Plains

^{_{Broadcast 27 April 2021
This episode shares the knowledge of fresh water systems through the voices of the Kaurna people who have managed water on the Adelaide Plains for thousands of years}}

Episode 3 - Boandik / South East
^{_{Broadcast 4 May 2021
This episode shares the knowledge of fresh water systems through the voices of the Boandik people who have managed water in the South East of South Australia for thousands of years}}

Episode 4 - Adnyamathanha / Northern Flinders Ranges
^{_{Broadcast 11 May 2021
This episode shares the knowledge of fresh water systems through the voices of the Adnyamathanha people who have managed water in the Northern Flinders Ranges for thousands of years}}

Episode 5 - Ngarrindjeri / Coorong and Lower Lakes
^{_{Broadcast 18 May 2021
This episode shares the knowledge of fresh water systems through the voices of the Ngarrindjeri people who have managed water in the Coorong and Lower Lakes region for thousands of years}}

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