With Greg Hunt approving the Carmichael coal mine, let's review the incredible vastness of this mine.
It's so enormous that sometimes it's easy to forget (or hard to believe) that this is *just one* Aussie coal mine.
We've compared the size of the Carmichael coal mine site to cities in Australia and the world, and the results are terrifying.
Retweet the maps below -- many need to be seen to be believed. If there's a city you'd like to see compared to Carmichael, tweet to us at @nonewcoalmines.
Carmichael vs Paris
Aust just reapproved monster Carmichael coal mine: big enough to wipe out Paris & undermine #COP21. #stopdigging pic.twitter.com/wQVlaH7XSk
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Bonn
How big is Carmichael coal mine? It'd stretch from Bonn to Dusseldorf (nobody tell Cologne) #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/xdN1hdbCCa
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs London
Carmichael coal mine would dwarf London - and that's *just one* Aussie coal mine. #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/eFVEHObfir
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs New York
How big is Carmichael coal mine? This big. #auspol http://t.co/1OqV3S8BU4 pic.twitter.com/5cJpI7c4Oh
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Washington DC
Carmichael mine vs Washington DC -- and this is *just one* Aussie coal mine. #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/C2P6iorWS5
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Barcelona
Australia just approved the Carmichael coal mine. It'd dwarf Barcelona. #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/tR9LqAHieS
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Rio de Janeiro
Carmichael coal mine vs Rio de Janeiro - and that's *just one* Aussie coal mine. #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/GnVqaKSDvq
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Caracas
Carmichael vs Caracas. It's pretty frightening - and that's *just one* Aussie coal mine. pic.twitter.com/b59mub16ss
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Tokyo
It's not Godzilla. It's the Carmichael Coal Mine vs Tokyo - and that's *just one* Aussie coal mine. #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/MdbkKT1l0y
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Macau, Hong Kong
Carmichael coal mine would span from Hong Kong to Macau - and that's *just one* Aussie coal mine. pic.twitter.com/NUyTVzXVuT
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Manila
Carmichael coal mine vs Manila - and that's *just one* Aussie coal mine. #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/PYDq5So0gP
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Kiribati
If Kiribati tried Carmichael coal mine on for size - and that's *just one* Aussie coal mine. #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/6JyZINyAkw
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Cape Town
The incredible vastness of Carmichael mine vs Cape Town - and that's *just one* Aussie coal mine. pic.twitter.com/ay6HKrJT4T
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Sydney
Carmichael coal mine big enough to reach along Sydney's beaches, wiping out many federal electorates. pic.twitter.com/wB9U6b0V3I
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 15, 2015
Carmichael vs Melbourne
Carmichael mine site would nearly reach from Melbourne CBD to Geelong. You could even take a helicopter pic.twitter.com/IFLkIUOaa5
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 15, 2015
Carmichael vs Canberra
Greg Hunt approves Carmichael Mine. If Carmichael came to Canberra it'd look like this. #nonewcoalmines #auspol pic.twitter.com/OxdzoBCh5Y
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Brisbane
What if Carmichael mine was in Brisbane? It'd be this big. #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/g8kA1htmQb
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Perth
Hey #Perth! What it'd look like if Carmichael coal mine came to town. (Rottnest Island for scale.) #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/NVa2q5WXRf
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Adelaide
Hey #Adelaide, Carmichael coal mine would be big enough to stretch from Port Adelaide to Mt Barker! #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/MlvGeU7tYU
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Hobart
Hey Hobart. This is how big Carmichael mine would be if it came to town - and that's *just one* Aussie coal mine. pic.twitter.com/7fLaH85Nw9
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015
Carmichael vs Darwin
Hey Darwin. This is how big Carmichael coal mine would be if it came to town. #nonewcoalmines pic.twitter.com/qJ3ccIchQ8
— No New Coal Mines (@NoNewCoalMines) October 16, 2015