Rennell Island, in Solomon Islands, has suffered the triple assault of extensive logging, bauxite mining, and a devastating oil spill from a carrier hired by a mining company
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If you’re a fan of sizeable easterly swell on Australia’s East Coast, then now is your time. This event isn’t shaping up as the kind of thumping, long-period easterly swell event that tropical cyclones occasionally generate (see Cyclone Oma). But what it lacks in size and power will be compensated for by its longevity and consistency – not to mention the pretty close to ideal local conditions for southern Queensland’s points. The swell hits full stride, delivering maximum size to the southern Queensland and northern New South Wales(NSW) coasts Friday through Sunday, while spreading down the NSW coast at a slightly smaller, but still sizeable level.