Getting an up-close look at new statue found in Easter Island l GMA

[@electronicnotarystamp235]

If the statue was once located below the water level wouldn't you think that maybe in the past the water levels were lower? Meaning that weather shifts naturally throughout time.

[@apexone5502]

I was thinking the same thing. Clearly there was a time when that ground was normally dry in order for a statue to be planted there.

[@o221e3]

So there a show called "polar extremes" on PBS i think. And in the show they explain that climate change does happen naturally, a frost and a warming, but we are speeding up this process due to our unsustainable practices.

[@glidercoach]

Stop. Climate change is real and the vaccine stops transmission of covid. Pay your carbon taxes and don't ask any more questions.

[@quakekatut8641]

"Climate change?" That lake has seen many dry seasons! A quick search proved what I suspected ... "Both Rano Raraku and Rano Aroi are shallow, with Rano Raraku periodically going dry and Rano Aroi frequently reverting to a bog during drought events ... "Analyses of historical rainfall patterns and climate proxies demonstrate high temporal variability from year to year with frequent drought events ..." (Thermal Imaging Shows Submarine Groundwater Discharge Plumes Associated with Ancient Settlements on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile)

[@aqueous5099]

Do you think there’s a difference between climate changing over ten thousand years-vs climate changing in that same rate over just 100 years? You realize that the conditions and rates for the lowering and rising sea levels were drastically different? Researchers literally calculate the rate of change that occurred every century. There’s a reason the period they identify today is ‘unprecedented’-are you going to appeal to such limited information that has no context to the behaviors and patterns of climate over time and think you’ve made a profound claim?

[@lefish5277]

OK, but can we talk about how cute and sweet it was for the tour guide to have him close his eyes before he saw the crater

[@dagreenblazer5958]

It was cute..... BUT also pretty convenient that holding hands with hunky Mike is suddenly a necessity! She'd been planning that move all the way up the hill 😄❤️😄

[@waisidesojah]

Aloha is the same across a of Polynesia

[@melissawright5716]

I hadn’t even watched it but teared up when I read what you wrote. Pms sucks

[@dirkdiggler2430]

Shut up

[@rosetealatte9282]

You couldnt pay me a million dollars to get me to close my eyes and walk anywhere near a massive cliff like that.

[@HelloThere-xx1ct]

Remember it is not a mystery how the Moai were made. The people of the island always knew how it was done and researchers finally listened when they were told the statues "walked into place". You can literally walk the statues by tipping them from side to side. There are dozens of Moai that are cracked and abandoned around the island how did not survive their "walk".

[@Ranstone]

People think anyone over 300 years ago were stupid. Engineers and problems-solvers have existed by different names since the dawn of time.

[@PhsykoOmen]

​@@Ranstone its due to modern conveniences that general people cant imagine doing anything by manual labor alone

[@pyromaniac709]

Omg thats amazing,how come ive heard that version before

[@TheAlmightyFather]

But there arent any "locals" to begin with since all people in the island died off. People living here arent exactly kins to the real maoi

[@ronaldreaganrimjobs9327]

If they were so wise...why did they use up all their resources and cause their own 💀?

[@andyginterblues2961]

I read the book "Aku Aku" by Thor Heyerdahl when I was a child. In it, Heyerdahl and crew traveled to Easter Island in a raft built out of reeds, he was trying to prove how Pacific islanders may have traveled from the mainland and populated all of the various islands. As I recall, only the heads of the Maoi were visible at the time, it took years before archaeologists began to dig at the statues' bases, and discovered that they had bodies that had sunk into the ground. The book was fascinating.

[@x808drifter]

And his theory was proven wrong. And you recall wrong. They (Rapa Nui) started toppling the Moai in the 1700s. Some were found buried up to the neck but they (explorers/archeologists) knew that they looked like that WAY before.

[@agorapanologia]

Your interest in Pasifika culture is much appreciated, but like the other comment stated, Thor Heyerdahl was not only incorrect about his theory, his theory was based on racist beliefs about the Polynesian peoples. I encourage you to look to other scholars for more information, if you're interested, particularly those with a Pacific Islander background. No one can tell our stories better than we can. 😊

[@sonthay22]

You make want to read the book.

[@agorapanologia]

@The Hierophant Getting the viewpoints of people whose culture and history it is is basic research. You can get information from whomever you want, but it's worthwhile to actually speak to the people who you are studying. Simple. I'm sorry you seem unable to comprehend that. Probably because you're a troll. Thanks for the dogwhistles though. Bringing up multiculturalism and equality unprovoked in a comment thread about where to look for more accurate resources is too obvious.

[@agorapanologia]

@The Hierophant Umm...kay. I'm just stating a fact. Thor Heyerdahl was wrong about the origins of Polynesians and how we populated the Pacific, period. There are better resources, period. Some of those better resources are from Pacific Islanders who are generally less read among academics, but who have personal connections to the subject and thus have a viewpoint worth researching. Period. Why are you getting so emotional about it bro? Do you need to lie down? I think you need a nap. Also I'm not from Rapa Nui, so "my people" weren't toppling anything over.

[@Janeyyyy1989]

This reporter was meant for this story his respect and, and humility is amazing

[@sylvia106]

Well said! Sylvia!

[@gunners4129]

Its Michael Strahan.. he was a pretty prominent NFL player and ESPN sportscaster

[@Fable1Guides]

​@@gunners4129 also illuminati shill.

[@Handles-R-Lame]

​@@Fable1Guides LOL! 🤡 Just so we're clear, I'm not laughing with you.

[@urex1717]

I would agree if he didn't have a speech impediment and a willingness to preach an agenda.

[@veroniqueaudet4152]

If they have found a heavy stone statue at the bottom of a former lake, wouldn’t it mean that it was maybe not always a lake. Maybe it was land back then.

[@andysparks1973]

exactly , but people are to dumb to understand basic logic and the rubbish they talk.

[@jesusisalive3227]

Yes!

[@hardrockminer-50]

And that would mean the climate changed to cause a lake to form. Maybe now, with the lake drying up, the climate is returning to normal!

[@PunkRock.101]

He's SO LUCKY! What a majestic place to be. Maybe one day.

[@yapandasoftware]

Al Gore says no.. it will be under water by 2020... Oh wait.. No it's not..

[@davidinsvaz7883]

"Climate change" how about calling a drought a drought.

[@ssbf1095]

Beautiful and intriguing island. How lucky Michael is to see it in person!

[@wally7856]

Should of named this piece - "Watch how many times we can say climate change in 6 minutes"

[@theotheleo6830]

But how did the statue end up in a lake? Could it be that the lake was dry when it was moved there?

[@eduardoreyes4958]

Good cuestion.

[@tedthayer1]

Climate Change

[@zhaneranger]

It probably wasn’t always a lake and now it’s back to not being a lake again. Small islands and small ecosystems are very susceptible to outside influences

[@eduardoreyes4958]

@@zhaneranger It makes sense.

[@glidercoach]

Don't ask questions and open your wallet and pay to stop the climate from changing. It will be money well spent... I promise! 🤞

[@crystalrusmisel1832]

Would have been nice to get a better look at the statue even though it was partially in the ground. Camera guy had one job and in my opinion he didn’t get the shot.

[@swayzefan3600]

its incredible the original artists were able to carve that statue underwater.

[@Ranstone]

In case this is not a joke, it wasn't underwater at the time. The climate changes a lot.

[@pinchebruha405]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@swayzefan3600]

@@Ranstone i think its a disgrace to ancient artists to downplay their ability and willingness to make these masterpieces that we can enjoy all these thousands of years later. it was clearly built underwater otherwise this wouldn't be a news story. they probably knew humans would ruin the planet and built this there as a warning.

[@wedjongkwowe4679]

@@swayzefan3600 don’t be an idiot

[@escapee8041]

Thank you

[@Danielito9320]

I'm Chilean and I am favor of Easter Island becoming it's own country. For years, Easter Island wanted to leave Chile to become it's own country and I support that.

[@Hman0762]

I experience climate change @ least 4 times a year. It changes a bunch in the spring too.

[@ChrisGirard]

I am more impressed that ABC spent $$$$$ to fly some guy out to the middle of the ocean to talk about a new statue found on an island that already has 900 old statues.

[@tmrossi2899]

Maybe the dried up lake bed was dry before in order to have carved & placed statues?

[@adamorick2872]

So this isn't the 1st time that lake bed was dry ground

[@stephanieyee9784]

What a fantastic experience this is for Michael. He's the perfect host for this segment.

[@jimijefferson82]

C(lie)mate change ambassador.

[@YungSteambuns]

Racist

[@maddat8701]

Just say the words climate change a few times and every dumb ass will like you.

[@emaarredondo-librarian]

1:44. Chilean here. The country's name is not Chee-leh stressed on the leh, but stressed on the Chee. Just like chili peppers. Yep, my country's name sounds very much like a hot spice. We are not offended. It's tasty.

[@CrazyBunny123]

Nothing related to the video but I had a strange urge to search about the statues of the Easter Island just this morning.

[@DougS45]

That is strange indeed but I also had the urge and after doing some youtube searching about the topic this popped up as a recommendation later.

[@HiAdrian]

Yeah, happens to me too on occasion. I think sometimes you get a brief glimpse of a news topic and your subconscious picks it up without your knowledge. In other cases it's just plain coincidence. Thousands of viewers (myself included) did not think about Easter Island before getting this video in their feed.

[@O6i]

Same

[@Mew4U]

That lady was so sweet

[@batcactus6046]

Guess the videographers didn't know there was going to be a big banner across 20% of the screen.

[@jimmymckay73]

Did I miss something ? Did abc really send mike all the way there and not go to the site ? Or really even talk about it ?

[@brocknspectre1221]

Wow, Michael won the lottery with that assignment! I mean, getting to fly to Easter Island has got to be better than reporting on the fentanyl crisis in our inner cities or similar

[@WHYXXVI]

Michael Strahan, on behalf of everyone in the general population on earth. It is very refreshing to see a happy, pleasant face every day on TV… thank you for being one of the best parts of entertainment bud!

[@fredvalenzuela5764]

Chew him up then

[@skiman863]

Michael is one of the biggest propaganda pushers for the globalists. He even had a convicted child molester on his show and told people he was a good guy. So Michael is actually a POS.

[@karlashdown5228]

As someone of NZ Maori heritage it makes me sad to hear the announcer not even trying to pronounce the actual names properly it's not hard to even mimic but no laziness prevails. It's not a crime but it's also again not hard to put a minuscule amount of effort into basic reporting especially after so long a voyage to get to Rapa-nui or Easter Island.

[@annaeseolightwing4310]

Loved the drone footage! It really allowed the viewers to share in Michael's excitement as he marveled at the majestic sights!

[@est8793]

Present dry conditions, not permanent, never is, there is no emergency.

[@ronaldluning4010]

Fairly sure they didn't set up that statue in a lake, so climate change in this example is more like a climate cycle.

[@IanMicheal]

climate cycle Of course that also means change ..

[@pikasnipe1]

Cycles sound more accurate. It's just humans thinking they can control it all with such an ego.

[@maltedmilk6888]

WTF did they fly him all the way to Easter Island? He was completely unnecessary to the story

[@hagen3457]

"What was previously a lake." And before that. Not a lake.

[@aReallySwellGuy]

“We’ll bury the cursed statue under the damned lake. It’ll be gone forever.” “Good.” “Good…”

[@MrsJay820]

😂😂

[@SPQRxUSAxNUSA]

Seems like they built it before the "lake" existed, so I wouldn't worry about climate change if its going back to how it was.

[@vilstef6988]

Easter Island was heavily populated, but the carving of the Moai and the deforestation that happened because of the cultural events of the Moai brought an ecological collapse which the island never recovered from.

[@TheAccidentalViking]

That's an old myth. It was much more complicated than that and most of it had to do with European colonialisation.

[@domsterish]

I love how quickly they dumb down the content and make a fluff piece out of something so historically amazing. The news , and most influencers literally dimb down everything by not focusing in the important pieces of a story.. they devoted screen time to show him traveling the airport folks this is lazy reporting. I dk t care how long your flight was let me listen to smart folks talk about stuff

[@jthomeskillet]

Glad Michael got to feel the energy of authentic humanity. Seems like it suits him more than the stuffed suit studio realm

[@rsmelser]

Would be nice if you removed the banner at the bottom of the screen, Does it have to be there the whole story?

[@carlossantillan559]

How did it get under the seafloor of a lake in the first place? Oh yes, because climate change is cyclical. Caused by various factor: Solar energy cycles, elongation of the Earth orbit.

[@hawkeye98]

What a beautiful experience. This island has been on my bucket list for quite some time.

[@Andy-bb6yd]

We went in 2016 and it is an unforgettable experience, the island is beautiful, also if you scuba dive they have placed a "Moai", 30 meters down, about half a kilometer of shore, great photo opportunity!.

[@hawkeye98]

@@Andy-bb6yd we live in South America. Can I ask how you got there, where did fly from and if you have any recommendations on where to stay. Many thanks

[@soyblerv3624]

@@hawkeye98 Only airline that gets to the island is Latam, you need to take that flight from the capital of easter island’s country, Santiago Chile.

[@hawkeye98]

@@soyblerv3624 thanks Soy. I can definitely get to Santiago from Bogota. We are planning to go April or so 2024

[@lornaduwn]

Sooo...it must have been dry when the statue was put there in the first place. Did man cause the drought that dried up that lake way back then?

[@Greenliight]

So cool to see Michael Strahan living his best life and doing so much. I read his book in high school and I don’t even read many books. It was fantastic and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in his football life and mindset that he has he’s a real good dude

[@Magnetron33]

yep! always seems full of love and happiness. Good for him!

[@MM-te8tz]

Here we go again with climate change as the only possible issue with the lake drying up. No doubt, population growth and tourism on Easter Island have had zero impact with the lake water levels. As for the 3 lakes on Easter Island, they dry up frequently, depending on the amount of rain fall, temperatures throughout the year, amount of water extracted by people and wild life. Since they found the statue at the now dry lake bed, and leaving the personal and religious meaning of the stone statues out of it for this posting, this suggests the lake bed has been dried in the past and it is not uncommon to dry up. Or, maybe climate changed back when the statue was placed, the land flooded and became a lake, and now the lake is drying up becoming land again, meaning the climate is back to normal. Yay!!!

[@Tin_wanjala]

The statues always give me deep sadness vibes. Like people who somehow ended up far from home and gave up hope of finding their way back.

[@lukesorce8660]

There’s a story that the Rapa Nui visited the Chilean coast pre-Colombian exchange. Apparently a Rapa Nui chief married a Chilean princess or something like that. That’s from their oral history.

[@busterthe2]

They dont look out at see. They look inward from the sea

[@Tin_wanjala]

@@busterthe2 ooh thanks for this. Maybe it's a different kind of sadness then.

[@Tin_wanjala]

@@lukesorce8660 let me read as much as I can about this.

[@johnwood551]

IF this is supposedly “Due to global warming “ then did they make that statue underwater ? NO, it was dry before . Hmm,back when the ancient automobiles caused global warming then.

[@jaysoncarter5093]

Wow, I've never heard of that lake drying up. I just visited my homeland, Samoa, not too far away in the scheme of things. We have been affected by King Tides and drought

[@jonathanrussell2023]

If there is a statue in the middle then it must have been dry once !

[@hitman3531]

That's so cool you got to go to Easter island!!!! Hope it was a cool trip! I've always loved the statues and other ancient sites!!!

[@lineage13]

I CAN TOTALLY SENSE THE OTHER CO-HOSTS ARE JEALOUS OF MICHEAL's TRIP LOL xD

[@Texas_Takeover]

How can easter island have ancestors if the whole population was wiped out? they were isolated from the world, decimated all their trees, had no way to build boats or rafts, and eventually ate each other and went extinct...

[@BErectus]

Just because they ate eachother, it doesn't necessarily follow that they went extinct.

[@DiscGoStu]

By far the coolest place I’ve been privileged enough to visit 🗿

[@zacharyconlin6121]

climate change? like the reason the statue was buried in a lake was because at one time there was no lake there. So the lack of water now is more like it was before…. like a cycle. Easter island is a great illustration of how mankind and humanism is corrupted by vanity. How all the trees were felled on the island to transport the heavy statues which messed up the ecosystem and led to famine and people dying off. The reduced land moisture is way too small because of the small island to reduce rainfall , it’s subject to the sea and sky weather. Adonai said to love God and love your fellow man and pray against vanity because the only hope for this evil world is the work Jesus did. Only he could recompense and save and restore our mortal butts through love

[@jolenedehart4315]

I was shocked when they first discovered the statues had bodies under the ground.

[@chazzmichaelmichaels5766]

4 times mentioning climate change in the story.

[@JoeR203]

No bunnies? No eggs?

[@kerbygator]

Send money to the government so we can stop this climate change, people......Come on man!

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Michael's last adventure was to Churchill, Manitoba to see the polar bears. Monday was International Polar Bear Day!

[@gardengatesopen]

Well... That sucked. Watching the views with that stupid banner at the bottom cutting off a good portion of the picture was extremely disappointing and makes me NOT want to watch this channel anymore! There are plenty of other places I can watch content like this without corporate banners blocking the view. That's where I'll be going.

[@stargazeronesixseven]

Maybe this Omen written or Spoken in their Culture that : When a New Warrior Maoi Statue emerged from the Lake >>> That is a Sign for ... 🙏🕯🌍

[@propheteyebert7063]

Imagine how foolish it would be to make this about the climate change religion.

[@TripleAM19]

One day.. I will be there! This is on my travel list!

[@josephsmyth7334]

So what you saying is that there wasn’t a lake there when the statue was made

[@PunkRock.101]

Have they used Lidar on Easter Island ? If not, they're slacking!

[@ladyhonor822]

Yeah Thank you 😘 Philadelphia USA 🇺🇲

[@ladyhonor822]

Please be careful Doll 😇 AMEN YEAH.

[@ladyhonor822]

I don't think there are words to describe it 😝

[@ladyhonor822]

The food is delicious

[@smrk2452]

This is fantastic! Thank you for this report.

[@joerdahl2558]

ABC couldn't give us a nice view without the banner

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello how are you doing how’s 🎉

[@NortonVideo]

I love this reporter. Can he do ALL news?

[@StephanieEliza18]

If they’re there, under the lake, wouldn’t that indicate that the area being dry is not unusual in the long timeline of earth and speak more to climate change being a natural process that goes up and down?

[@1void11]

🗿🗿🗿

[@piggypiggypig1746]

Take a drink each time they mention climate change and you'll be under the table in no time. Take a drink each time the experts in this clip mention climate change and you'll remain sober. Then ask, how did the statue end up buried deep in the centre of that gigantic lake if it was full of water.

[@riceman2112]

um, climate has been changing since the beginning of time.

[@catherinekafer4575]

The planet is ever-changing, including weather patterns. Stop with the climate change crap. Geez….

[@jons2447]

So how did a statue get in a lake? Think about it. Could the statue have been there BEFORE it was a lake? Could the statue have been placed in a lake?

[@campland2880]

"The effects of climate change on Easter Isalnd". You people are something special. Too funny.

[@zackhodge7012]

So are we changing it back to what it was?

[@jimmyjimjims7483]

Mike Tyson really diversifying his portfolio the last few years lol

[@BrianLockett]

How do so many people around here _not_ know this is Michael Strahan? Ex-NFL star-turned-media-star?

[@ThatOpalGuy]

glad to see he got away from cathy lee.

[@LaniJeb96960]

Easter Island should be free from Chile!!!!!!

[@bradshoemaker7260]

So what caused the climate change for the lake to form over the statue

[@ravas3276]

Этот остров образовался уж никак не в результате вулканической деятельности. Сравните с Гавайями. Тут холмы и равнины, и никаких вздыбленных горных образований с изрезанными кратерами от извержений. И никаких застывших потоков лавы. Скалы обрываются отвесно в море с восточной, северной, и южной стороны. И высота их до 300 метров. Это говорит о серьёзной катастрофе в регионе. Можно предположить, что после взрыва невиданной мощности, тектоническая плита восточнее острова затонула. вместе с огромной территории суши. И случайно сохранившаяся её часть стала островом Пасхи. Удар был поистине чудовищный, о чём говорит размер кратера Рано-Кау. Это кратер на холме, с обрывом с восточной стороны. Куда бы могла подеваться магма? Её там не было, там обрушение породы. Это воронка от взрыва. У вулкана жерло, крутое. Ничего общего. Сказки про взрывные у поверхности вулканы оставьте для детишек. Вулкан - это либо вертикальное жерло, либо, из-за пробки, напрочь взорванная гора образовавшая впадину с рваными краями, называется кальдера. Здесь же, явная подмена понятий.

[@anthonyhaycox1561]

I must have blinked because I missed seeing the promised ‘up close’ view of the newly discovered statue….🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Texan96]

“Due to climate change” That’s such a broad statement. The fact they never specify the change in the climate is ridiculous

[@BErectus]

Correction: "Due IN PART to climate change" (Nothing is ever absolute in media.)

[@Shepardofman]

ABC should really leave the woke and political stories alone. We need the old news we know and love back.

[@jameswynne6270]

THE ISLAND IS FULL 🌝 OF THEM 🏝️🗿🏝️🗿🏝️🗿🏝️🗿 your STANDING ON THEM!!! LOOK UNDERGROUND!!

[@Nosh_Feratu]

i love it. Michaels enthusiasm is infectious, the dude clearly loves it there, the history, the geography...awesome stuff!

[@pfv1247]

I can't believe ABC News is putting out this magnificent, scenic story on 730p. It deserves and needs better quality. Embarrassing for a pro network such as ABC.

[@aick]

Michael Strahan, I wanna see you getting every volcanic crater on the planet revealed to you, that was charming AF! Thanks for the entertaining and informative piece.

[@bettyandreaestradafranco9940]

I'm from Chile and I haven't had the opportunity to travel to Easter island. This video was a beautiful surprise ☺️

[@dpg227]

I wanted to hear more about the new statue.

[@jodybroussard4868]

So, at one time the lake wasn't there. How do you think the statue got there all those years ago? You think it was walked down into a lake? I guess everyone freaked out way back then that there was a lake developing where once dry land was. Cycles..... this world has cycles that change over many, many years.

[@TaharkahX]

It's not Easter Island. It's Rapa Nui.

[@TheJGarz]

Why would they put a statue in the middle of a lake? What if it wasn’t always a lake???

[@derekgoyette2365]

Climate climate oh it in a dry lake bed . Wait it was dry before when the statue was move . Daaaa climate it a natural thing.

[@BritneySmears99]

I like how we didn’t get an up-close look whatsoever lol

[@johne.8939]

What does he mean hidden for “thenthuries”?

[@nadsx3]

his guide is a christmas island native named "gina" lol cant make this up

[@pauljennings4587]

doing a piece on climate change but you fly there in a jet air plane.

[@brolsonmusic]

I especially loved the view with the HUG GMA banner across the screen the whole time.

[@JK-br1mu]

What part's the new statue in all this boring crap? Timestamp

[@cscheiy2857]

Climate change LOL! The earth's climate has been changing since it was formed.

[@Muttinchopsforevermore]

Thanks for not showing me the new statue up close