Gulf oil slick can be seen from space

[Ponce]

I can only wonder what the Martians think about all this...maybe they are oil bugs and will invade Earth?
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Remember the movie Deck the Halls, in which Danny DeVito went nuts and wanted his Christmas lights seen from space? Well, BP just one-upped him, because the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico can be seen from space.

A May 4, 2010 photo on NASA's web site taken from the international space station clearly shows the magnitude of the oil slick in the Gulf ...and if you live near the coast in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana it's headed your way.

BP, the corporation responsible for cleaning up the mess, failed to cap the oil leak that is gushing from a hole they drilled almost one mile below the surface of the ocean. So far, estimates of the amount of oil released into the Gulf of Mexico range from 210,000 to 2.5 million gallons per day since April 20th. That means there could be as much as 50 million gallons of crude oil floating on the waters in the Gulf today, although our friendly corporate media will tell you it's only about 4.2 million gallons. Keep in mind that it takes only one quart of oil to poison 250,000 gallans of seawater for all marine life.

According to the Independent UK, the oil spill may be five times worse than previously thought. Ian MacDonald, a biological oceanographer at Florida State University, said he believed, after studying NASA data, that about one million gallons a day were leeching into the sea, and that the volume discharged may have already exceeded the 11 million gallons of the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, widely regarded as the world's worst ecological disaster. Mr MacDonald said there was, as of Friday, possibly as much as 6,178 square miles of oil-covered water in the Gulf.

Wayne Madsen, writing for Global Research, claims that "the Obama administration...conspired with BP to fudge the extent of the oil leak, according to our federal and state sources."

Guillaume Decamme, writing for Agence France-Presse, states that Admiral Thad Allen, head of the US Coast Guard, suggested BP is considering what he called a "junk shot" to plug the main leak.

They're actually going to take a bunch of debris, shredded up tires, golf balls and things like that and under very high pressure shoot it into the preventer itself and see if they can clog it up and stop the leak, said Allen, who is leading the US government's response, on CBS's Face the Nation.

Great! With all the marvels of modern technology at hand, it's come down to golf balls and shredded tires to save the ecosystem in the Gulf. I don't know how that sounds to you, but to me that sounds like we are...nevermind, you fill in the blank.

[Ares]

link?

[Ponce]

I am now posting the whole articles to make sure you guys read it........that's all for this particular one.

[Ares]

I am now posting the whole articles to make sure you guys read it........that's all for this particular one.


damn, I was wanting to see the picture lol

[Horn]

The link is always a missing one, in regards to Ponce. ;D

http://www.examiner.com/x-38220-Orlando-Independent-Examiner~y2010m5d10-Gulf-oil-slick-can-be-seen-from-space

[Ares]

Thanks Horn, I appreciate it.

[Horn]

Looks like the Mississippi does a pretty good job of mixing it all together. :boohoo

[Ponce]

And now I am "famous" for something else hahahahahahahahah........thanks Horn.

[ximmy]

"There were good reasons for us to put in offshore drilling, and this terrible accident is very rare in drilling," "I mean, accidents happen." ~Joe Lieberman

[Ponce]

I can only woner if he went short with the company before the "accident".

[Horn]

The way it is mixing in the Gulf coming out of there, I wonder if it won't get sucked into the Gulf stream and spread across the entire Atlantic coast?

Regardless it's gonna be widespread when it finally reaches the beaches.

[I am me, I am free]

"There were good reasons for us to put in offshore drilling, and this terrible accident is very rare in drilling," "I mean, accidents happen." ~Joe Lieberman


Hey, if you're gonna make an omelet, you gotta break a few eggs, right Joe?

[MNeagle]

MAP OF THE DAY: How The Gulf Oil Spill Looks On Top Of Your City

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/map-of-the-day-size-of-oil-spill-compared-to-new-york-2010-5#ixzz0nYwZR7ZD




For those who forget how big 2,500 square miles is, Paul Rademacher made an awesome app that lets overlays the Deepwater oil spill on top of the city of your choice (credit to James Fallows at The Atlantic for finding this gem).

The images are pretty incredible, especially if you consider that 2,500 square miles is a conservative estimate for the oil slick. Recent estimates suggest the mileage could be twice as big.

If BP keeps failing to stop the leak, it's going to get bigger.

Click to see just how big the oil spill is


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/map-of-the-day-size-of-oil-spill-compared-to-new-york-2010-5#ixzz0nYwi1NJv

[Heimdhal]

Ponce, ya gotta start putting the link in there. Not only will it help ease any "copyright" issues should they arise, but we might want to share it or email it to someone or post on another forum or save it for later, so it never hurts to have the original link.


;)

[I am me, I am free]

Imagine the mega FUBAR when a hurricane or two sweeps through there, and drives the oil spill inland - as well as dramatically increases the area it covers.

A corporation is a device to generate profits without any personal responsibility/liability. In Red China, those responsible for much smaller disasters would be executed within months, regardless of any 'limited liability' via a corporation. In The New 'Merika, those responsible are given bonuses and stock options.

[Ponce]

Yes master heim........your wish is my command ::)

[Heimdhal]

Yes master heim........your wish is my command ::)


and dont you forget it...or I might come and annex your toilet paper preps.....





;D

[1970 Silver Art]

You might have a very bad oil spill when......................You can see it from outer space.

[Veni, vidi...evigilavi!]

...or you might be a BP redneck if you look at the blackwater in the Gulf from outer space and say "Bubba, bubba!... Looky here, I knew my Pa' wasn't lyin' to me 'bout them locness monsters see?

[Mouse]

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[EE_]

2010 Hurricane Season Will Be More Active, Joe Bastardi PredictsApr 8, 2010; 5:30 PM ETShare | AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center meteorologists, led by Chief Long-Range Meteorologist and Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi, are calling for a much more active 2010 season with above-normal threats on the U.S. coastline.

"This year has the chance to be an extreme season," said Bastardi. "It is certainly much more like 2008 than 2009 as far as the overall threat to the United States' East and Gulf coasts."

Bastardi is forecasting seven landfalls. Five will be hurricanes, and two or three of the hurricanes will be major landfalls for the U.S.

He is calling for 16 to 18 tropical storms in total, 15 of which would be in the western Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico, and therefore a threat to land.

In a typical season, there are about 11 named storms, of which two to three impact the coast of the United States.




There are a number of physical drivers that have Bastardi concerned for this upcoming hurricane season. These include:

--The rapidly weakening El Niño.

--Warmer ocean temperatures in the typical Atlantic tropical breeding grounds compared to last year (tropical storms draw energy from warm water).

--Weakening trade winds which reduce the amount of dry air injected into the tropics from Africa.

--Higher humidity levels which provide additional upward motion in the air and fuel tropical storm development.

Bastardi compared a number of years to the upcoming season in terms of storm setup, including 1964, 1995, and 1998. All were major impact seasons for the U.S. coast.

In 1964, Hurricane Cleo struck southeastern Florida near Miami as a Category 2 storm and killed 217 people.

In 1995, Hurricane Opal made landfall in Pensacola, Florida as a Category 3 storm affecting 200 miles of coastline and causing $3 billion in damages.

In 1998, Hurricane Bonnie struck near Wilmington, North Carolina as a borderline Category 2 to Category 3 storm, causing significant harm to crops and $1 billion in damages.

As Bastardi had predicted in last year's hurricane forecast, the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season was a year far below the average, with 11 tropical depressions forming and only nine of those becoming tropical storms, the lowest number of named tropical storms or hurricanes since the 1997 season.

The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1 and continues through November 30. These dates were selected because 97 percent of hurricane activity occurs during this six-month period.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/25984/joe-bastardi-more-active-2010-1.asp

[EE_]

I believe you are witnessing the kick-off to the greatest depression.
The great depression had the dust bowl and this one will have the oil bowl.
Let it be recorded in the history books.

[k-os]

The way it is mixing in the Gulf coming out of there, I wonder if it won't get sucked into the Gulf stream and spread across the entire Atlantic coast?


I see this happening, Horn.

[Ponce]

You are right EE, in a few I'll be going to the big town to buy more food.....all of you that can afford it should do the same.

[J in AZ]

8 Reasons Why The Pain From The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Is Going To Be Felt For Decades

As oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico at a staggering rate, many are now starting to realize that the pain from this oil spill will be felt not just for months or years - but for decades. At least 4.2 million gallons of oil (and some estimates put the total at far higher than that) are already in the Gulf of Mexico causing untold damage to the ecologically fragile Louisiana coast. The oil has already made contact with the Chandeleur Islands off of the coast of Louisiana, and over the next few days more areas are expected to see oil come ashore. But just because this disaster is unfolding in slow-motion does not mean that this is not going to be a complete and utter tragedy for the Gulf Coast region. In fact, many of those living along the Gulf Coast now fear that this oil spill is going to do far more damage to the region than Hurricane Katrina did. And after Hurricane Katrina and everything else that folks living down there have been through over the past several years, the thought of weathering another massive tragedy is almost too much.

continued here: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/8-reasons-why-the-pain-from-the-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-is-going-to-be-felt-for-decades

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG8JHSAVYT0&feature=player_embedded#!