What’s time to an Atoll?

We tend to think of the coastlines of our lives as being somewhat permanent. But high energy events like tsunamis or cyclones (hurricanes), that might occur once every 500 years can change them very quickly. Evidence of cyclone driven waves is all over Tetiaroa.

In the scheme of all things geologic, oceanic islands like Tetiaroa and Tahiti and Hawaii are young landforms.

But what is in store for these young islands?